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SCE1E ISM SEIUTE
One Dignified Member Very
Narrowly Escapes Being
Called a Liar.
THE FORCE BILL DEBATE.
Senator Plumb Finally Induced to
"Withdraw His Demand for
liijrht Sessions.
(SILVER HEN GETTIKG IHPATIEKT.
If the Path to Free Coinage is Kot Cleared
Speedily They Will Take the'
Bit in Their Teeth.
HARRISOX'S INFLUENCE TEKI LIMITED.
ilt is Kot tattered Possible Tint He- Cab Induce
Eacngh Henicrs to Vote for Hii
Fet Dectica Heasnre.
KESIDEKT PAMIR AHB TEE WORLD'S FAS
TSrECIAI. TELrGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. 1
"Washington, Dec 12. As a result of
the ill feeling growing ont of the Force bill
debate one dignified Senator came very
near being called a liar in so many words
to-day by a brother member. The ugly
charge was finally placed, however, upon a
public document which could not strike
back, and comparative peace thereby re
Etored. After to-morrow the Senate will meet at
10 o'clock each morning. In consideration
of the fact that nearly all of the Senators
like good dinners and are not ambitious to
go to work after such dinners the proposi
tion for night sessions was abandoned.
How the Wild Kansan Was Pacified.
Senator Plumb said he wanted both early
morning and night sessions, that there
might be no excuse on the part of either
Republicans or Democrats for continuing
much longer the discussion of the elections
bill, but when some of the Bepublican
leaders assured him quietly that the elec
tions bill would not be ior long in his way,
the irascible Kansan abandoned his demand
for night sessions. It is expected that the
caucus Mondav night will decide to press
the previous question on the bill on Tues
day. If it be found that this trill not be pos
sible the bill will be set aside. She most
ardent silver men are on the BeDublican
side, and they have served notice on the I
rlinmninns nt thp plprtions bill that thev I
will remain quiescent no longer. They be
lieve that Eastern anti-free coinage Sen
ators, backed by the President, are. pressing
the elections bill for the purpose of pre
venting silver legislation, and they purpose
to cut short what they are pleased to call the
hypocritical proceedings of Hoar, Edmunds
and others."
Harrison Inllncnce !Xot Very Strong.
The President is doing what he can as a
whip in support of the elections bill, but no
attention is paid to him by the Senators,
who profess to have little confidence in the
sincerity of his enthusiasm for the negro
voter. At any r.ite, thev have flatly in
formed the sponsors of the elections bill that
their patience is exhausted, and that if
they do not come to an end early next week
the bill will be set aside in spite of them.
During the debate to-day Mr. Dolph said
he was informed br a Senator on his side of
the chamber that Senator Butler had threat
ened colosed men in his employment that he
would discharge them if they voted the Be
publican ticket.
Mr. Butler Whoever made that state
ment is guilty of a deliberate and willful
falsehood a deliberate and willful false
hood. Hear Accepts the Responsibility.
Mr. Hoar I suppose that I read, within
21,hours, the testimony of the Senator from
South Carolina before a committee of this
body or of the other House, in which he
stated that be bad told the colored people on
his plantation that be should dismiss them
from his employment if they voted the Be
publican ticket. I made the statement my
self to the Senator from Oregon. Laughter
on the Democratic side.
Mr. Butler Then the remark that I made
applies, of course, to the Senator from Mass
achusetts. Mr. Hoar-t-I am not to be deterred from
saying what I have to say
Mr. Butler I do not propose to deter the
Senator.
Mr. Hoar (concluding the sentence)
either by the manner or behavior of the
Senator from South Carolina. I have read
that in a public document within 24 hours, I
suppose.
Attempting to Justify the Statement.
Later Mr. Hoar sent to the Clerk's desk
and had read the official reporter's manu
script of what took place, and said: "A
rule of my life, long since iormed, does not
permit me to reply to the Senator from
South Carolina in such language as be
thought proper to utter. "Whether I should
be guilty of a deliberate and willful false
hood about a matter contained in a public
document will be settled in the estimation
of those who know me. I will read for the
information of the Senate from the docu
ment to'which I referred."
Mr. Hoar proceeded to read from a minor
ity report made to the House of Representa
tives in 1876 signed by Mr. Lawrence, of
Ohio, Mr. Banks, of Massachusetts, and
Mr. Laphain, of New YorK, in which Mr.
Butler is represented to have testified as to
the suppression of negro votes.
If that report, Mr. Hoar said, did not jus
tify the statement that the .Senator from
South Carolina had threatened to discharge
men froi? his cmplovment for voting the Be
publican ticket, then he had done the Sen
ator injustice, but he thought that it did.
Says tlio Report "Was Garbled.
Mr. Butler said that h had denounced as
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false the statement that he had threatened
to discharge colored men on his plantation,
if they voted the Bepublican ticket He
had no retraction to make. If the Senator
from Massachusetts Baid that he cave the
information to the Senator from Oregon
(Mr. Dolph), not of his own knowledge,
but from a public document, the remark
would not, of course, apply to him. The
testimony quoted was, he said, a garbled
statement He had never seen a report
of the testimony which he had given, and
did not now recollect having appeared be
fore the committee in question. But be re
peated now that he had never at any time
or any occasion attempted to influence a
single negro on his plantation in the exer
cise of franchise.
Mr. Hoar, while justifying his own posi
tion, expressed the great respect which
he entertained for the Senator from South
Carolina, and as Mr. Butler cave assurance
that he reciprocated that sentiment the sub
ject was permitted to drop to the satisfac
tion of the Senators concerned-and of Sena
tors on both sides of the chamber.
THE PROOFS COMPLETE
TO GUARANTEE THE SUCCESS OF THE
WORLD'S FA1B,
And They Are Submitted to tlio President
Awaiting His Proclamation, Which is
Expected Soon Many rians for Advanc
ing Interest In the Project.
tFKOH A STATP COBUKSPONDEST.l
"Washington, Dec. 12. Ex-Senator
Palmer, of Michigan, President of the
World's Fair Commission, is in high spirits
over the prospects lor the great fair. Speak
ing of the matter to-day, he gave the follow
ing interesting account of the situation:
'The 510,000,000 fund has been raised, the
site provided and the other prelimiuaries
required by law havebeen attended to, and
we Mr. Peck, Mr. Butterworth and I are
here to tell the President so. "We have
just called on him, and left with him a re
port of the situation from both commissions.
This has been, or soon will be, referred to
the Attorney General, according to the law,
and the President will act in accordance,
probably with his finding.
"If he should be satisfied from the show
ing that is thus made that the law has been
fully complied with, be will issue a
proclamation, to quote the language of the
act, setting forth the time at which it (the
Exposition) will be held, and he shall com
municate to the diplomatic representatives
of foreign nations copies of the proclama
tion, and, in behalf of the Government and
people, invite foreign nations to take part in
the Exposition and appoint representatives
thereto.
No Doubt Xow of Snccess.
There can be no reasonable doubt now of
the success of the fair. The representations
that have come East, to show a lack of har
mony on the part of the two elements, the
national commission and the local direc
tory, have been greatly exaggerated. There
is a site; there is money; there, are places
for buildings; there it a good organization
and an effective division of the work. All
of the elements ot snccess are at hand.
"We soon perceived that the commission
was too large to work all together on the de
tails of the project, and we have conse
quently devised a spheme of divisions that
will distribute the responsibility. Wc non
have a'comutittee of six members from each
commission to decide controverted pointsrto
harmonize whenever there is discord, and
this is now working well. There seems to
be a peculiar idea that the work has been
done too slowly, which is not a just one.
The work has necessarily been a slow one,
for there has been a great deal of gronnd to
cover. I am certain that the preliminaries
have been arranged with the greatest
possible speed, and that there has not been
the least time lost.
The Proofs Are All In.
Nothing could be done toward the issue of
the proclamation until all the proofs were
in, and the last proof depended On the result
of the election of November4, at which 55,
000,000 of the 10,000,000 were voted by the
people of Chicago. As soon as we received a
certificate of the result from the judges of
election, we made up our report, and here
we are. There will be nothing for the com
mission to do now until its next meeting.
on April li. J n tne meantime all the busi
ness will be transacted by the Board of
Representation and Control.'ot which I have
spoken, and the Executive Committee.
In tact, there is little to do beyond cre
ating an interest in the subject both at home
and abroad. We will send out our agents
and do all in our power to make sentiment.
The board of lady managers is doing mag
nificent work. Among their schemes is one
to establish honorary boards of ladies
throughout Europe in order to stimulate
public interest abroad. It is expected that
the Princess of Wales will he at the head of
the English board.
Help of Official Indorsement.
"The entire commission is anxious to en
list the aid of all of the departments of the
Government in this work, and particularly
the State Department The prestige which
that department will give our efforts will be
invaluable. Any American who has ever
been abroad can realize the immense weight
that is there attached to anything official.
Why, a negro boy of the streets, with both
legs cut ofl and his nose fastened to the
wrong side of his face, armed with papers
from our State Department, bearing the
great seal, will earn more consideration
from any foreign Government than the Ad
miral Crichto-. or Mr. Gladstone, with
out credentials. This is why the State De
partment will be of such great service."
AFTEB MEXICAN LOTTEBIES.
An Important Order Issued to Postmasters
of the Country.
Washington, Dec 12. The Postmaster
General to-day issued the following order:
Postmasters will hereafter Intercept the
transmission in the mails, and decline to de
liver at their respective oHIcps, any circulars in
sealed envelopes brought lu to the United states
from Mexico, prepaid at less than the 5-cent
rate; and will, whenever such matter is discov
ered in transit, or In the omce of delivery, hold
the same and report the fact to the Postmaster
General for instructions as to tbo disposal of ic
1 he order is especially intended to apply to the
circulars of Mexican lotteries, which have here
tofore been received in scaled envelopes, the
corners of which have been clipped, aud the
postage of which has been prepaid by Mexican
stamps of the denominations of 1 cent.
THE BALLOT BOX CASE,
An Early Keport Expected From the House
Committee.
Washington, Dec 12. The House
Ballot Box Committee, which, during the
last session, examined Governor Foraker
and a number o( other well-known Ohioans,
held a meeting to-day for the purpose of
closing up the matter 'and making a report
of the result of the investigation. It was
almost time to adjourn when a quorum was
t ecured, so no action was taken, and another
meeting will be held Monday.
CAMPBELL TO BETIBE.
Tlio Governor Will Connect nimself With
Brice in New York.
rrrcciAL telegram to tue dupatco.i
Washington, Dec. 12. A member1 of
Congrss: is authority for the statement that
Governor Caiopbell, who has been in Wash
ington for a day or two. has made'known to
PITTSBURG,
his intimate frieuds his determination to re
tire to private life at the end of his present
term as Governor ot Ohio.
It is understood that Governor Campbell
will remove to New York City and enter
into business, in connection with his polit
ical and personal friend, Calvin S. Brice
THE BONDED S EEIOD.
Strong Probability of Its Being Extended
to July 1.
TPICIAL TELEGBAM TO THK DISPATCH.!
Washington, Dec. 12. The Bepub
lican members of the Ways and Means
Committee are evidently ready to retreat
from the position which they took a few
days ago concerning the proposed extension
of the bonded period from Feb. 1 to July 1.
Both Major McKinley and Mr. Burrows,
who have been so emphatic in their declara
tions that the committee would refuse an
extension, now admit the likelihood of
further time being granted to importers.
Mr. McKinley has received from the
Treasury Department a statement in detail
of the goods in bond, and finds that the
duties thereon amount to a little more than
S7,O0O,O0O, a large part of this being on to
bacco and cicars.
The unwillingness of the Bepublican
manageis of the Ways and Means Com
mittee to give an extension was in the
nature of revenge upon the importers, whom
they charge with advancing prices for
speculative purposes. They are still some
what bitter against the whole tribe of im
porters, but have had such pressure brought
to bear on them irom ibusiness men and
bankers, and have bad the usclessness of
takinsr this large sum of money out of
commercial channels so forcibly pointed
out to tbem, that there is good prospect of
their yielding. The Ways and Means Com
mittee will meet to-morrow to consider the
question ot extension.
EFEAEEB BEED CONSENTS.
The Border Itaids Claim Bill Will Likely
Get a Hearing.
tFBOM A STATP COimESPOKDEXT.l
Washington, Dec 12. Most of the
members of the Border Baid Claims Com
mission remained in the city to-day, though
Governor Beaver left for Harrisburg early
this afternoon. Senator Quay did not re
turn to the city, anfl, with Senator Cameron
also absent, the committee appointed last
evening to secure the co-operation of the
Senators in a bearing before the Committee
on Bules of the House had to feel their
way alone Governor Beaver and Con
gressman Stone sought Speaker Beed
while he sat in the Chair
and made known their errand.
The Speaker called a member to the chair
and retired with the gentleman to his room,
and there, after a brief presentation of the
matter, promised to agree witii the other
members of the Committee on Bules to re
port a resolution, making the Border Baid
Claims bill a special order at an early day,
the bill to be taken up after the morning
hour, and the previous question to be called
the folio wiue day just previous to adjourn
ment, thus limiting debate to not more than
two days. The Republican members of the
committee have agreed to this and the reso
lution was placed in the hands of Colonel
Marsh to see to it that Messrs. Blount and
McMillan, the Democratic members of the
Committee on Bules, are made right on the
question.
THE Koynl Hunt Is a time-honored Insti
tution In England. In THE DISPATCH to
morrow ColonelFrankA. Burr will describe
Qneen Victoria's honnds and their keepers.
The best paper In the State. One hundred
and ninety-tiro -colomnsr "
YOUTHFUL1 SUBGLABS.
They Break Into a Mansion and Hold High
Carnival.
IBFECIAL TTLEGnAM TO TIIB DISPATCH.l
. Albany, Dec 12. Two weeks ago
Leonard G. Teneyck closed up his Castleton
home and removed his family to Albany.
One of his neighbors wrote to him that he
had forgotten to put away a toboggau he
longing to one of his children, and
inspecting something amiss Mr. Teneyck
hastened to Castleton and surprised
two youthful burglars, neither over 8 years
old. They were seated in his kitchen hold
ing high carnival. A rousing lire had been
built in the kitchen range and on it a pail
had been placed, in which all the silver
plate they could find was melting. Their
object in melting the silverware, they said,
was to make bullets for an old pistol in their
possession.
The boys had broken into the house by
shattering the shutters with a hammer and
then breaking the window glass. Once
in they had nailed up the window and
opened the back door, through which they
continued to enter. They had ransacked
the house from top to bottom aud carefully
carried out and secreted under the barn
everything they thought they could sell for
junk". They had been at their work for
nearly a week.
THE DISPATCH to-morrow will consist
of 34 Pages, or 192 Columns. Get it It will
surprise you.
CAUGHT STEALING MONEY.
A Postoffice Clerk Gets Himself Into Very
Serious Trouble.
SPECIAI. TELEOKAM TO TnB DISPATCR1
Ocean Geove, N. J., Dec 12. During
the past summer nearly 100 letters contain
ing money were stolen from the mails re
ceived at the Ocean Grove postoffice. Post
master Ballard, who is also Vice President
of the camp meeting association, also dis
covered discrepancies in his cash accounts.
He made an investigation, but was unable
to locate the thief. The department was
notified and two weeks ago Inspector H. B.
Biggs, of Philadelphia, came down and con
tinued the investigation. To-day, the In
spector arrested William Day, a clerk in the
office, charging him with embezzlement
Day, wholias been employed in the office
for about six months, confessed that he had
robbed the stamp drawer during the past two
weeks of various sums, but denied that he
had stolen any money irom the mails.
The arrest was brought about by means of
marked money, some of which was found on
the prisoner to-day. The accused will be
taken to Newark to-morrow, when he will be
arraigned before UnitedStates Commissioner
Queasby. Day is a brother-in-law of Frank
Ballard, the chief clerk in the office, who is
a son of Postmaster Ballard.
EUROPE Is covered by Special Cable Let
ters from all the Capitals. See THE DIS
PATCH To-Morrow. 34 Pages.
LYMPH TO BE TESTED.
A Supply Becelved by the University of
Pennsylvania From Berlin.
Philadelphia, Dec. 12. A supply of
Prof. Koch's lymph was received to-day by
the- University of Pennsylvania Commis
sion. Powerful as this agency is supposed
to be in its treatment of tuberculosis that
received to-djy was contained in a small
glass tube of the capacity, perhaps, of a
sherry glass, aud the tnbe itself was not
half filled. The lymph received is in a
greatly concentrated form, however, as can
be fully understood when it is known that
one drop must be diluted in 100 drops of
water before using, and the quantity now in
possession of the University Commission
is sufficient to treat between BOO and 1,000
patients.
The commission will now proceed to select
cases of tuberculosis disease suitable for this
mode of treatment. Critical scientific study
will be made of each case. Bulletins of
progress will be issued from time to time.
pw$m& M$vtfii.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13. 1890 TWELVE
THE IRISH CAMPAIGN.
Both of the Pactions Are Now Fight
ing Fiercely, and It is
HAED TO TELL WHICH WILL WW.
Parnell Seeji3 to Have Captured All the
funds of the Party.
SOME RAT1IER EXCITING IXCIDEKTS
TBT DUNLAP'S CABLI COMPANT.l
London, Dec 12. All the hope of the
McCarthyites ol securing the money belong
ing to the Xrish party in Paris has been
abandoned. The emissaries whom they sent
to that city to prevent Parnell getting the
money have returned empty handed, and
speak of their mission as a wild goose chase.
The fact is Mr. Parnell's chief object in
delaying the proceedings was to secure this
very money, and he had a private agent in
Paris and in other cities looking lor the
funds.
Messrs. Munroe, the bankers, refuse to
give any information on the subject, ex
cepting to those who can show a "perfect
right to inquire, and inasmuch as the Mun
roes do not recognize this right in anyone,
excepting a member of the Parnell party,
the others are kept in the dark.
THE OPPOSITION SUOET OP FUNDS.
The McCarthyites have only about 1,000,
and they have with them all the paid mem
bers, excepting eight. Parnell, therefore,
has the bulk of the money, and very few of
the paid members to take care of. This in
dicates the immense advantage of his posi
tion. JThe HcCarthyites profess to believe
that Parnell has not very much of the funds
in his possession, and they think that the
stories Irom .Fans concerning it are exag
gerated. Every indication, however, points
to the contrary.
On Sunday next the largest demonstration
vet held against Mr. Parnell will take place
at New Tipperary. Several leading Mc
Carthyites will probably be present Among
them, it is likely, will be Mr. Davitt. Mr.
Parnell telegraphed to the Mayor of Limer
ick that he would be in that citv on Sunday.
Mr. Parnell left Cdrk to-day for Kil
kenny. As bis train was drawing outof the
station he expressed his thanks from a car
platform to a body of Queen's College stu
dents for the sympathy they showed for him
by coming to witness his departure. He
told them he did not fear defeat, if the
youths of Ireland were on his side.
The Language Not Altogether Polite.
The journey was without incident until
the train reached Athay. Here a crowd
bad gathered which hooted and groaned at
Mr. Parnell. They shouted "To with
Parnell," gave cheers for the bishops and
priests, and cried "Long live Dillon and
O'Brien." At the other stations passed
there were gathered knots of people who
cheered for Mr. Parnell.
Kilkenny was reached at 9 o'clock. A
torchlight procession, headed by the .cor
poration officials, was in waiting, and upon
the arrival of the train, escorted Mr. Parnell
to his hotel, where he addressed the crowd
briefly, pleading the weakness of his voico
as an excuse for not making a longerspeech.
He warmly thanked the citizens. for the re
ception accorded him and promised to ad
dress them to-morrow. "
-The'srieSts olKJllarney and Boudon h&Ve
joined in denouncing the action of Mr. Par
nell. in refusing to retire from the Irish
leadership. The Clonakilty poor law
guardians have demanded of Mr. J. F.
Kenny, member of the House of Commons
lor Cork County, South, that he shall either
support Mr. McCarthy or resign his seat.
A Challange That Was Not Accepted.
A meeting of the National Committee of
Cork city and county held this evening was
largely attended by clergymen and citizens.
The High Sheriff presided. Canon
Omahoney was present and made an ad
dress,. in which he declared that Mr. Par
nell had left the city without accepting his
challenge, which was a written request to
Mr. Parnell to call a meeting to give him
an opportunity to show his (Parnell's)
treason to the Irish Parliamentary party.
Money, he said, had been distributed dur
ing the week to organize demonstrations in
favor of Parnell. Mr. Maurice Healy also
spoke, justifying the desposition of Mr.
Parnell.
Messrs. Heally, Davitt and Tanner went
to Kilkenny to-day to support Sir John
Pope Hennessy. Mr. Healy had a very bad
reception and was groaned at by the people.
Mr. Davitt was als badly received and was
jeered at unmercifully. So demonstrative
did the people become and so frightened
were the visitors that they finally bad to ask
lor a police escort, and under that protec
tion proceeded to the hotel. On the route
the priests gathered and cheered the gentle
men as they passed by, but the hostility of
the people themselves was evinced at every
step.
Taking Advantage of the Opportunity.
Mr. Parnell had intended going direct to
Dublin from Cork, but upon hearing of this
manifestation, changed his course at once
and proceeded directto Kilkenny. When he
reacUed the station he was received by an
enormous crowd of people who cheered and
shouted without interruption for ten minutes.
He made an impassioned address from the
windows of the hotel, declaring that no man,
however illustrious he might b, had aright
to interfere between the Irish people and
the leader of their own choosing. This was
received with rousing cheers as were also
the allusions to "traitors" and "deser ters"
in America.
The town commissioners of Killarney by
a vote of C to 2 to-day passed a resolution of
confidence in Mr. McCarthy. A priest, in
Mitchelstown, tore several ot Mr. Parnell's
placards Irom the walls this morning. The
clergy of North Cork and Limerick are
actively engaged in organizing public
opinion among- their flocks against' Mr.
Parnell. '
Trying to Establish an Organ,
A committee representing the anti-Par-nell
section of the Nationalist party secured
offices in Lower Sackville street, Dublin,
and held a preliminary, meeting to-night
Numerous applications for admission were
received from persons residing in the city
and county. These included letters from
clergymen and others expressing their
readiness to subscribe funds, if necessary,
for the organization aud founding of the
contemplated new paper.
It was decided to publish the firat number
of a half-penny paper ou Monday next
under the title of the Suppressed Ireland,
with the name of William O'Brien as pub
lisher. It will appear until arrangements
are completed for a regular morning journal
on a more elaborate scale, of which the pros
pectus is already drafted and will be issued
in a lew days.
The work of organizing local committees
proceeds npacc in various districts. The
League offices having remained in Mr. Par
nell's hands, the McCarthyites will lorm a
central executivecomraittee on league lines.
The representative committee 6T the anti
Farnellites will also send out speakers to
assist iu electioneering work. They say
they are laboring under a disadvantage in
being deprived of means of leaching Na
tionalists throughout the country, but that
they are confident that with their new organ
they will recover the ground they lost iu the
earlier stages of the struggle.
Tho Freedom of tho Press.
A wagon loaded with copies of the anti
Parnell edition of United Ireland was
driven to the Kingsbrldge railway station
to-day, it being the intention to load tbem
on a train for distribution in the South of
' .- .-a ..,... x .. 1
Ireland. The wagon drove up to the station,
when a man, who had his face covered with
a mask, and carried a revolver, sprang upon
the vehicle and compelled the driver to pro
ceed with his load to the bridge. When
they arrived upon the bridge the two men
flung all the papers into the river.
Much amusement has been caused in Tory
circles by Mr. Healy's appeal to the Dublin
police for protection from the mob. The
minions of Balfour, whom the impulsive
Irish member had so often denounced in
unmeasured terms, responded to his call for
help just in time to save him from personal
harm at the hands of his own countrymen.
His principal assailant was promptly ar
rested, while the police dragged Mr. Healy
by main force out of the melee to a place
of safety.
SOME COSTLY SMOKES,
UNIQUE DISPLAY OF CIGABS FAVOBED
x BY THE WEALTHY
On Exhibition in London Weeds That the
Prince of Wales, the Rothschilds and
Others of the Luxurious Great of Eng
land Indulge In Dally.
IBT DUNLAP'S CABLE COMPANT.I
London, Dec. 12. Anexhibition that is
unique is now in progress at the Savoy
Hotel. Whether the purpose of its pro
jectors was to illustrate in a striking man
ner the frailties and weakness of mankind
is unknown, but whatever the first idea may
have been, the result is sure to lurnish
the female sex with ampie argument
against the males for many years. The ex
hibition is nothing more nor less than a dis
play of cigars the cigars that are favored
by royalty, by the bon ton and by the land
holders and coupon clippers of the British
Empire. It is exciting great interest, and
all London goes there to study its lesson.
They think it shows the refinement and lux
ury of our method of life.
The display is a collection of the finest
examples of the finest brands of the crop of
1888. Here are shown the cigars that the
Botbschilds smoke, the favorite brands of
such connoisseurs as Lord Nortbbrooke and
the Prince of Wales. There are in all
250,000 separate cigars. They are contained
in cabinets, caskets and on shelves. One
oedarwood cabinet contains 14,000 Flor de
Cubas of various sizes, and this
cabinet has the distinction of acting
as a cigar gauge for the Rothschilds, as that
family here order three fillings of this cabi
net at one time that is, 42,000 cigars. By
making the purchase on this scale the
cigars are obtained at 70 shillings per hun
dred, the same being sold to marquises,
princes and other lesser connoisseurs, who
cannot afford to plunge in to this extent, for
7 per hundred.
And yet tbe catalogue of the exhibition
observes that these cigars are only the stock
the Bothschilrts buy for ordinary everyday
use, to give away to cabmen, to smoke out
of doors where tbe wind may quickly bear
away the 35-cent aroma. But for indoors,
for a social lamilysmoke when the nobility
drops irrto see them, they affect the Henry
Clay Sobranas, abont as big as torpedoes and
wrapped in gold leaf. They come packed
in an inlaid cedar cabinet and cost about
5 or 6 shillings each.
rJANGEROtJS BOMBS.
Thrown Into the House of a German Burgo
master. ! Himr'Tw 'TX&ri') fTho ipiinl rnort.
are examining the contents of four bombs
that were found in the house of the Burgo
master in Ottersleben, near Madgeburg.
One bomb exploded before they were dis
covered and set fire to the building. Itis
believed that counterfeiters placed the
bombs where they were found in revenge
King of IVurtemburg Seriously HI.
TBY DUHLAP'S CABLE COMPANY.!
Berlin, Dec. 12. The Kineof Wurtem
burg is dangerously ill with catarrh. It is
reported to-uight that he is hardly able to
breathe King Charles was G7 years old on
March G, last.
A GREAT SCULPTOR DEAD.
The Nude Corpse of Joseph Edgar Boehm
Found In His Studio.
By Associated Press. 1
London, Dec. 12. Joseph Edgar Boehm,
the sculptor, died suddenly in his studio
this evening. The artist was engaged on a
bust of Princess Louise, and the latter called
at the studio in relation to the work. Upon
entering the place she found the aude body
of the artist reclining in a chair. Shocked
at the sight, the Princess fled and gave the
alarm.
Mr. Boehm was born in Vienna, in 1834.
He had resided in England since 1862, and
was elected an Associate of the Royal Acad
emy of London, in 1878. He executed a
collossal statue in marble of the
Queen for Windsor Castle, in 18G9,
bronze statuettes of the Prince of Wales
and ail. the royal family, and a collossal
statue at Bedford of John Bunyan in 1872.
He also executed a colossal equestrian
statue of the Prince of Wales for Bombay
in 1877, a statue of Thomas Carlyle and a
marble statue of King Leopold, of Belgium,
for St. George's Chapel at Windsor. The
Government gayg him the order to execute
the statue of Lord Beacocsfield for West
minster Abbey.
Ex-Qaeen Natalie Causing Trouble.
Belgrade Iu the Skuptschina to-day
a majority of the members voted against
referring the memorandum recently sub
mitted to it by ex-Queen Natalie
relative to her former husband,
ex-King Milan, and relused to
publiclydebate it. Thereupon the Liberals
left the Chamber in a body. The majority
then adopted a resolution requesting tbe
Government to communicate with the re
gency, asking tbem to take steps to prevent
further trouble arising from the differences
between ex-Queen Natalie and her former
husband.
African Murders Under Investigations.
London At a conference held in this
city to-day between the Aborigines' Pro
tection Society, a number of members of the
House of Commons and the leaders of sev
eral religious bodies, a resolution was
adopted demanding .that the Government
institute an inquiry into the atrocities com
mitted in Central Africa by Enclish ex
plorers and other 'adventures.
A New Explosive's Fatal Work.
.Peessburo, Hungary An explosion
occurred to-day in the cartridge room of the
factory at Zumdorf, where - the new explo
sive megattn is manufactured. Tnree
women exployed in the factory were blown
to pieces.
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MB. WHITTIEH'S BIBTHDAY.
The Venerable Poet Desires to Enjoy It
In Country Quietude.
Danvers, Mass., Dec. 12. The vener
able poet, John G. Whittier, taking ad
vantage of the fine weather Thursday, came
to Oak Noll and may pass his 83d birthday
there In a letter he says:
It would be a great satisfaction to be able
to meet all who remember me on my birthday,
but my strength is hardly eqnal to tbo fatigue
and excitement ot a ceneral reception. My
friends may be assured that, present or absent,
they will be remembered on the occasion.
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CHANGED HER MIND.
A Contest Over Millionaire Fayer
Weather's Will to he Hade
BY THE DEAD MERCHANT'S WIDOW.
Colleges Will Walt for a Share of the Mill
ions Left Them.
EITTEE LEGAL FIGHT IN PE0SPECT
IPPXCIAL TELEGttAK TO.TIIE DIS PATCH. 1
New York, Dec 12. This afternoon the
fact was made known that the will of Daniel
Fayerweather, the millionaire leather mer
chant, is to be contested by his widow, Mrs.
Lucy Fayerweather. According to the
stipulations of the will, 52,100,000 was to be
given to various colleges and institutions of
learning. Mrs. Fayerweather was to re
ceive a house, a stable, 510,000 in cash and
an annual income of 510,000. There were
various minor bequests, and then the resi
due of the property was left absolutely to
the executors, Henry B. Vaugu, a leather
merchant, of 18 Ferry street; Justus L.
Bulkier, also a leather merchant, of 76 Gold
street, and Thomas G. Bitch, of the firm of
Arnoux, Bitch & Woodford, lawyers, of 1G
Wall street.
To the executors is also given considera
ble discretion as to the withholding of the
bequests to colleges. The exact amount of
the tortnne left is not known, but a rough
calculation shows that each of the executors
would receive under these codicils about
51,000,000, while the widow received mucn
less than a third of the surplus over the be
quests to the colleges.
The Terms or the Will.
According to the terms of tbe will proper,
all the residuary proDerty was to be divided
among the colleges, but this was revoked by
a codicil giving it to Bulkier & Bitch, who
were at that date the only executors, to be
shared equallv between them. A second
codicil made "Vaughn an executor, but gave
him no share in the residuary estate; but the
last codicil, made on the day of Mr. Fayer
weather's death, gives Yaughn an equal
share with his co-executors. Mr. Bitch was
the lawyer who drew up the will.
Last Monday afternoon when the will was
filed with the Surrogate, Ann Fayerweather,
together with the heirs-at-law, Misses Emma
S. Fayerweather, Lucy J. Beardsley and
Mary W. Achter signed a waiver of cita
tions and consent to probate; and to all ap
pearances the estate was to be settled
quickly ana without contest. Since Mon
day though Mrs. Fayerweather has changed
her mind. Accordingly she sent a re
quest to the Surrogate's office to-day
tnat the waiver and consent to probate be
revoked, as she had signed the paper under
a misunderstanding of the facts and with
out knowledee of her rights. The Conditt
Bros., Mrs. Fayerweather's attorneys, filed
the petitiou and Surrogate Bansom allowed
it and gave the petitioners three days in
which to prepare objections. These papers
have not been made oat as yet, as tbe
attornevs were only made aware to-day of
Mrs. Fayerweather's decision to enter a
contest
Grounds of the Contest
Just what the grounds of objection will
be are not definitely known, but the chief
one is said to be undue influence. There is
said to be no objection on the part .of the
heirs-at-law to the bequests to the colleges
that is to the will" itself but chiefly to
the distribution of several millions among
the executors, while the widow gets so small
a portion, comparatively, and the two nieces
only$20,000 eaeh.
It is said that the last codicil, made on
the day ot the death, will play an important
part in the coming contest On this codicil
the chief grounds of objection are said
to be placed. Mr. Bulkier, one of the ex
ecutors, said to-night that be had nothing
whatever to say in regard to the coming con
test When asked it the execntors had met
or consnlted with one another since the fact
of the contest was made, he. declined to an
swer. He said that the would speak when
the appropriate time and place comes, and
that the executors would do their duty to
the best of their ability.
To many, the fact that a contest has been
decided upon is not a surprise, since
what was not known at first is now generally
understood, namely the fact that the three
nieces were really not in eood circumstances.
Many were surprised when on last Monday
consent for probating the will was signed
and apparently no contest was to be made.
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DEPOSITORS IN DESPAIR.
ALL HEWS FB0H DELAMATEB & CO.'S DE
FUNCT BANK IS BAD.
One of the Firm Says Matters Are Not So Bad
as Reported Visit of Three Mysterious
Strangers Soffering In Prospect This
Winter.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TUB DISPATCH. 1
Meadville, Dec. 12. Althongh one
week has elapsed since tbe assignment of
Delamater & Co. was announced, there are
no developments which have a tendency to
give a ray of hope to depositors. This
morning Judge Henderson appointed three
appraisers S. J. Dick, cashier of the
banking House of J. R. Dick & Co.; W. R.
McCoy, cashier of the Meadville Savings
Bank, and E. A. Hempstead, editor of the
Crawford Journal, to appraise the property
assigned by the three members of the firm,
and they have entered upon tbe work. It is
expected that their work will be completed
about the middle of next week.
Your correspondent metT. A. Delamater,
who was a member of the late firm of
bankers, and in reply to a question, hesaid:
"The affairs of the bank: are not in such bad
shape as has been reported. If depositors
will grant us time, we will pay dollar for
dollar." '
Early this morning it was reported that
three strangers bad arrived in the city via
the Meadville and Linesville Bailwayj and
that they were driven to the residence of
Senator Delamater. The report proved
true, for at 2:30 this afternoon the late Re
publican candidate lor Governor came down
street in company with the three strangers,
and all entered the private office adjoining
the bank. Senator Delamater sternly
refused to be interviewed, and the object of
the visit of the three men is not known at
this writing. It is believed, .however, that
Mr. Delamater is endeavoring to straighten
out the difficulty which involves the bank,
and that a statement to the public will be
made soon.
If the assignees insist that they cannot
settle the business ot the firm until the end
of their limit, dating from December 5, 1893,
there will be great suffering, both physical
and mental, in Meadville and vicinity dur
ing the winter, which is now on in full
force.
A dispatch from Erie says: Dun'i mer
cantile agent returned from Meadville to
day, and, altera careful investigation, states
that the'hnancial standing of other business
houses iu Meadville is good. The other
banks are in first-class condition. The Dela
maters think they will be able to pay in
lull, but the agents think there will be a
shrinkage. They regard the failure as being
a perfectly honest one.
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THE SITUATION IN THE SENATE.
BANK WRECKERS AT BAY,
W0BK, HASTES MTND OF AH ALLEGED
CONSPIRACY, ABBESTED.
An Expert Accountant Discovers How He,
Senator JIacFarlane and-Messrs. PYeifer
andDangan Ruined the Bank or Amor-v
lea The Senator Missing.
Philadelphia, Dee. 12. George F.
Work, who was the master mind of the
Work-MacFarlane-Pfeiffer-Dangan syndi
cate, which it is alleged wrecked the Bank
of America and the American Life Insur
ance Company, was arrested Thursday night
oifa warrant sworn out by District Attor
ney Graham, and at the hearing to-day, in
default of $20,00 bail, was committed to
Moyamensing prison. The District Attor
ney also swore out warrants for the arrest
of StatftSenator John G. MacFarlane, Louis
F. pand James G. Dangan, but
Wor -vonlv one of the number that
thet,. ffs idfind.
The'i?. "Wfr "bich Work was arrested
charged '& rQ athecating the stock
and with cbt ,, Jo """eat and defraud
the depositorsNr-'ir.. fJx,erested in the
Bank of Amerii'ta-V 'tyrrant also
charges him with sim. fy- w is in con
nection with the Americv; f s Insurance
Company. Senator MacFanv e was Presi
dent of "the American Life Insurance Com
pany and Vice President of the Bank of
America. Lonis Ptefler was Vice President
of the bank and President of the insurance
company, and Dangan was cashier or the
bank. "Work held the position of assistant,
or adviser to Senator MacFarlane.
The peculiar and disastrous financial
methods of the quartet reached a climax
last spring, and when they could no longer
be concealed the bank suspended and the
insurance company assigned a few days
later. Hundreds o'f people lost their all by
the ruin of the two institutions, and when
the full truth of the manner iu which the
crash was brought about was learned the
greatest indignation was expressed against
the officers of the companies.
Senator MacFarlane disappeared and has
never returned. Peiffer and Dangan were
arrested, charged with receiving deposits
after they knew the bank was insolvent,
and the indictment on that charge is still
pending against them. Since that time an
expert accountant has been at work examin
ing the books, and it was upon the discov
eries made by him that the District At
torney issued the warranto for tbe arrest of
the quartet of bank wreckers.
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REBUKING A JURY.
Twelve Men Severely Roasted for a Surpris
ing Verdict
ISPTCIAC TILEOJlAlt TO THE DISPATCH.
Baltimore, Dec 12. Judge Stewart,
of the Criminal Court, administered a sting
ing rebuke in open court this morning to
the jury which brought the verdict of not
guilty in tbe case of two gamblers, against
whom the evidence had been direct and
strong. The men accused were Frank
Delcher and John Arnold. They were
charged with running a gaming table and
the witnesses for the State were reputable
merchants. No defense was made, the ac
cused themselves not going on the stand.
To the surprise ot everybody the jury ac
quitted them.
With amazement depicted in his face, the
Judge called out: "Gentlemen of the jury,
did you say not guilty?" "Yes," replied
one of the jurymen, timidly. "Well, I
must say it is tbe most disgraceful verdict
I ever beard. The evidence was all one
way." Continuing, His Honor denounced
the action of the jury in unmeasured terms,
and said that justice had been outraged. As
soon as they were discharged, the 12 men
sneaked outof the crowded courtroom.
CHRISTMAS Talks by Rev. George
Hodges, Miss Grundy, Jr., Howard Fielding
and others make np a feature of THE DIS
PATCH for to-morrow. All the news.
Twenty-four pages, 193 columns.
TBYING TO SAVE HIK.
A Young Man Accused of Murder Believed
to be Innocent
ItirlCTAT. TK.IPBAK TO THU DI8PATCTT.1
Asbuey Park, Dec. 12. John Bobbins,
the son of Daniel W. Bobbins, a wealthy
contractor of this place, is in the Savannah
jail, charged with blowing up a boarding
honse at that place, at which time three
persons were killed and several injured,
among whom was Bobbins. The city au
thorities offered a reward for the discovery
of the perpetrator of the crime, and it is be
lieved that Bobbins' arrest was the result of
a blackmailing scheme of the detectives in
order to get the reward. His family in
Asbury Park were apprised of the circum
stances and they circulated a petition for
signatures, testifying to his good character.
Bobbins is a member ef the Junior Order
of United American Mechanics, many of
whom signed the petition. This morning
Mrs. Bobbins, the mother of the accused,
started for Savannah with the petition,
which she will present to the proper officials.
She has also engaged several of the most
prominent criminal lawyers in the South to
conduct the case, and they believe they will
secure Bobbins' acquittal.
HAY NOT BE A CITIZEN.
Governor-Elect Boyd, of Nebraska, the
Victim of a Serious Complication.
IBFECIAL TELEtlEAM TO TUE DISPATCH.
Zanesville, Dec 12. A curious com
plication has arisen in the case of Governor
elect James E. Boyd, of Nebraska. He
was born in Ireland in 1834 and came to
this c ty with his father, Joseph Boyd. In
1840 the father filed a notice of his intention
to become a citizen, but did not take out his
final papers until November 3, 1890. The
son did not take out papers here, and it is
stated that he has never been -naturalized in
Nebraska.
Section 272, Eeissd Statutes of the
United States, provides that where the
father is naturalized his sons under 21 years
of aze are- naturalized. In ibis case tne
father filed his declaration in 1849, but did
not take out his final papers until 1S90,
which was long after his son was of age.
These are the grounds for a long and inter
esting lawsuit.
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THE AIDSTONATURE
By Which it is Proposed to
Transform the Mississippi
River System.
A COMPLETE EXPLANATION
Of the Plans by Which Floods Can
he Controlled and Streams
MADE TO SCOUK THEIE 0WH BEDS.
Movable Dams Overcome the Objections to
Permanent Ones.
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THE EESEET0II1S FOR WATKE ST0EAGB
paper no. 3.
The Mississippi river and its tributaries
are subjected to disastrous floods in the early
months of every year. Tbe period of flood
producing rainfall appears to originate in
the Gulf and proceed up the Mississippi
river and its tributaries, its progress being
nearly equal, in point of time, to the north
and to the west The Mississippi itself from
Cairo down has an obstructed channel and
comparatively little fall, aud takes a long
time to dram off the flood waters; while tho
tributaries, especially those rising in the
Appalachian chain, have a quick descent
and drain the waters of the elevated regions
into the Mississippi with great rapidity.
The waters of the Bed river and
other lower tributaries rising in
tbe eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains
appear to reach the lower Mississippi coinci
dent with the flood waters coming from tho
Ohio river and other streams rising in tho
Appalachian chain. Thus the waters from
tbe areas having the heaviest rainfall and
the greatest slope are thrown simultaneously
into the Mississippi and converged, as it
were, in its flattest portion. The Mississippi
not having sufficient drainage capacity to
remove all these waters with the rapidity
with which they descend from the mountain
slopes, becomes overburdened and overflows,
tearing away it3 banks and levees, washing
out farms, villages and cities and
Spreading Devastation and Death
through the lower portion of the valley.
It would appear that to retain or retard a
considerable portion of the flood waters of
the rapidly draining tributaries nntil the
waters of the lower valleys could flow off
might materially mitigate the floods; and
that a storage capacity, sufficient to Im
pound a third or a quarter of the flood
waters of the tributaries, together with tho
improvement of the channel of the lower
Mississippi to free it from flats, bars and
shoals and straighten it in its more crooked
portions, would entirely solve the problem
of controlling the, waters and patting an
end to the disastrous yearly floods.
From the statistics of rainfall and meas
urements of the river determining approxi
mately the amount of flood water,it can bo
estimated that to provide reservoirs, in the
nsual sense of the word, by erecting perma
nent dams and flooding lands along tbe up
per reaches of the tributaries, would require
the loss to agriculture by submersion ot not
less than probably 50,000 square miles, esti
mating the:e reservoirs to have an average
depth of five feet When tbe problem is
presented in such a shape as thi: it appals
by its magnitude and discourages even the
most daring mind by its manifest impracti
cability. But we must not overlook the fact
that the same Nature which created thesa
rivers for our use has provided us with the
means for their control in the channels
which the rivers themselves have cut and
now flow in.
Nature Aided by Man Can Solve It
That storage capacity which could not bo
obtained with tbe engineering methods of a
less enlightened time can be readily created
by a moderate exercise of inventive and en-'
gineering ability, acting with and guided
by the knowledge and technical skill of our
present age. The promptings of nature are
obvious; ber lesson is easily read. Here
she has plann ed for us in the lines of these
channels; which, when dammed, will give
us tbe necessary storage capacity in an ex
tended system of narrow, deep reservoirs
covering land which is worthless for any
other purpose, and the use of which for this
purpose will not press upon tbe people; but
rather will free them from the danger of
yearly floods, and at the same time
secure to them the benefits o! cheap, free
water transportation and thus vastly im
prove aud increase the valneof the lands
they now till; which will bring into use and
high cultivation millions of acres at present
unused or devoted to poorly paying crops,
and by improving the drainage of the flat
lands adjacent to the lower reaches of the
rivers, wilt bring into use millions of aares
at present swampy Or overgrown with cane
brakes. This system of storage reservoirs will bo
acontinnous system extending from the
mouth of the Mississippi to the headwaters
of each and every considerable tributary
thereto; it will be provided with suitable
facilities for locking vessels, and maintain
ing continuous navigation; and will con
stitute the most superb system of national
roadways free to all the people ever con
ceived by the mind of man.
Rivers Can Scour Their Beds.
It is obvious that a system of permanent
dams could be only a temporary expedient,
however great the drst cost might be: sinco
the quantity of detrius washed into the riv
ers would be beyond the power of man to
dredge out, and they would speedily fill and
become shallow lagoons, prolific sources of
disease and nseless either for storing flood
waters or for navigation. With movablo
dams, however, and suitable means for di
recting the currents at the time of high
water, the rivers can be made to scour their
own beds clean; and not only to retain their
present depth, but to cut themselves every
year deeper and deeper to as great an extent
as may be desired. Permanent dams will
have an appropriate but subordinate use in
the extreme high lands at the headwaters of
the smaller streams, being there erected to
impound small volumes of water, merely
sufficient to supply the losses due to lock
age, leakage and evaporation in the lower
reaches during the dry season.
These 'permanent dams would be small
works, eaciuimponnding but a few acres of-
f Continued on the Eighth I'age.J
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