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FIRST PART.
FORTY-MFTH TEAR.
PITTSBURG, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1890 TEN PAGES.
THREE CENTS.
TO THE MO JURY,
A Formal Demand for the In
vestigation of the Work
house Made by
FIFTEEN SOLID CITIZENS.
The Various Allegations ef Extrava
gance and Mismanagement
Summed Up and
AN OPEN INQUIRY REQUESTED.
Special Attention Paid to the Sale of To
,bacco Without a Eejular Inter
nal Eevenue License.
STOKI OF SUPRI5TENDENT WAENEE.
Et Eijl That There it Kot a Bildow cf Truth is tit
Chtrgej, tat That They Miy it So De
sisted a to Midsid Kmy.
iKTERVKTV WITH ONE OF TEE PETTTIOKEES
The foundation for a local sensation of
unusual proportions was laid in the grand
jury room yesterday. The murmunnes
against the present management of the
workhouse, which have heretofore at various
times made themselves conspicuous in the
press, there found emphatic expression in a
petition handed to Assistant District At
torney Haymaker. It was read by him to
the jury. A copy of the paper follows:
To the Honorable the Grand Inquest or the County
of Allegheny;
Me. Foreman and Gentlemen: The pres
sure of it hat j our petitioners feel to be an im
portant public duty impels us to direct your
official attention to what we regard as a flagrant
abuse ol a public trust, manifested in the mal
administration of the direction and control of
the affairs of the Allegheny County M ork
house. The daily routine of duty of your honorable
body we know to be arduous ana exacting, and
vc are not unmindful of the fact that there is
More Than Enough Criminal Business
requiring attention at jour hands to keep you
at all times busy, but, nevertheless, we feel that
the facts in the case we are about to present to
you are of such a character as to practically
demand your most serious consideration.
The workhouse is one of the most conspicu
ous and important institutions in the county,
and it is in every way essential that its manage
ment should be conducted strictly in accord
ance with the law, and in a manner calculated
to reflect credit upon the people who maintain
it for their protection and for the public good.
(That it has not been properly conducted for
a long period is a fact very well known to large
numbers of citizens and taxpayers. One proof
of the verity of this statement is to be found in
the record of failure made by those nhohave
from time to time, and recently, attempted to
have the methods of management investigated.
These attempts failed because the Board of
Managers has become a close corporation
which protects its tavoritcs in office in the
k orhhouse, and turns a deaf ear to the appeals
of the public for retrenchment and reform in
the administration of
The Affairs of tho Workhouse.
It is because the public cannot obtain a fair
aud unprejudiced hearing from the Board of
Managers that j our petitioners have resolved
to ask at your hands that justice shall be done
to the people in the management of this institu
tion. As mil appear from facts presented to
you the Ian is permitted to lie as a dead letter
in the internal government of the workhouse.
Bad methods, from constant use, bave come to
be the prevailing rule, and there is no relief be
cause the management, from the superin
tendent up to the Board of Managers, has
fallen into and become a part of the system of
misrule.
In fact, it is easily susceptible of proof that
the Board of Managers is a body of figure
beads, which works automatically at the pleas
ure ot Superintendent Warner, who dominates
them as though they were lay-figures. At the
outset tho management of Superintendent
"Warner was everything that could be desired,
but of lato he has sadly degenerated. This is
partly because ho has become rusty in office,
but moro largely for the reason that, in
Violation of the Rules of the Board
for his government, So has become interested
in outside laud speculations to which he gives
bis time to tho detriment of the public trust
imposed in him. In effect, while his attention
Is given to bis private affairs his public duties
are shifted to the shoulders of subordinates,
who, having no properly guarded responsibility,
neglect their duties and depress, where they do
not destroy, the discipline of the institution.
Gentlemen, your petitioners here charge di
rectly that Superintendent Warner has been
guilty continuously of gross neglect of duty,
that he has permitted tho management ot the
institution to relax in discipline, and in several
cases to flagrantly conflict with the law and
with the regulations; that he has violated the
law governing his own appointment and con
tinuance in office, by deoting his time to pri
vate affairs, and that he has not in fact or ef
fect for many months discharged the duties of
his office as required by law. During an in
definite period Superintendent Warder per
mitted his assistant, Burt, to conduct within
the Workhouse walls
A Tobacco and Notion Business
n violation of the laws of the United States.
When this fact was made public, and it was
Shown that the official peddler bad thriv ed by
bis illegal and extortionate business. (Superin
tendent Warner hurried to the protection of
his underling and begged Collector Warmcastle
not to prosecute him Could there be a more
glaring defiance of the law, or of the regula
tions for the government of the workhouse for
the enforcement of which he was made Super.
IntendentT
Your petitioners will proceed now to show
your honorable body that this appeal to you is
really necessary as a last resort in the effort to
bave the affairs of this costly institution prop
erly administered, Earnest, repeated, the pub
lie efforts bave been made to rouse the Board
of Managers to a realization of the deplorable
condition of affairs, but that body has been
deaf to all appeals, while Superintendent War
ner has been left to the prosecution of his pn
rate business, and the administration of the
ifeCairs of the workhouse has been practically
committed to irresponsible and incompetent
subordinates. The press came to the aid ot
the public in demanding an investigation;
many instances of neglect of duty, or worse,
by the officials were published but up to this
time no attention has been paid to the ex
posures. These
Public Exposures Began Last April,
When on Saturday, April 12, an evening paper
published a column leader under the following
caption:
IS IT CROOKEDt
The County Workhouse Officers UndirFire
Charges Against Mr. Burl A Store Be
ing Operated m the Works by the Officers
A Reporter Makes an IniestigalwnHe
Gets Himself Sent Upas a Suspect for SO
Days.
That article gave currency to tho reports that
the officers of the institution were using their
positions to extort money from the prisoners;
that Assistant Superintendent George D. Burt
is growing rich by such practices: that the
rations were bad, the food being untlt to eat;
that the food supplies raised on the farm were
diverted to favorites instead of being fed to in
mates; that punishments were frequently brutal
and illegal, and that the Superintendent and
Board of Manacers wero apparently blind to
these abuses, and did nothing to remedy or re
form them.
In the issue of the paper printed of April 13
the reporter generalizes his experience of SO
days, charges Burt with extortion, recites
Cases of Terrible Cruelty
In the punishment of prisoners, declares the
medical treatment of sick men to be farcical
from a scientific standpoint, and inhuman from
a philanthropic standpoint.
In the issne of April IS, the reporter points
out the fact that the corps of employes of the
institution was much more numerous than was
necessary.
On April 17, the newspaper, through the
mouth of Mr. John Jj. Kennedy, formerly
Superintendent of the Workhouse, shows that
the management of the Workhouse has been
extravagant and wasteful, and that many
thousands of dollars have thus been lost to the
taxpayers of the county. This waste and ex
travagance appears to have run through every
department of the institution, and was caused
by the neglect, incompetence or collusion ot
the Superintendent and his automatons, the
Board of Managers. On April 21, through a
prisoner whose name and address is given, the
reporter shows that the officers purloin the
desirable portions of the prisoners' rations,
bribing tho cook to prepare the food.
On April 20, a columi and a half story de
tailing their reporter's experience with the
Board of Managers was printed. Apprised of
the published charges the managers treated the
matter with contempt and refused to begin an
investigation.
Open Investigation Asked For.
Now. gentlemen, we believe enough has been
shown to you to fully warrant a compliance with
our request that, acting well within your rights
and clearly In the line of your Quty, you will
order an open investigation of the management
of the workhouse, exacting that the County
Commissioners shall have, at least, one repre
sentative on the Board of Investigation to look
out for and protec. the rights of the people
where they may conflict with the Interests of
Superintendent Warner and the Board of Man
agers. Thomas Mattier, C. Maloke,
s. ireland, t. b. htjlings,
James Barrett, Fillmore Taylor,
H. F. Becxjian. R. S. Duganne,
Wit, McPhilliamy, Henry Horrz,
W. N. SINGLET, H. C. RINK,
John Cable, W. Shannon,
John Ts Booth.
Some Figures Furnished.
Accompanying the petition was the fol
lowing supplementary accusation!
Among other things, we would respectfully
call your attention to the exorbitant and need
less waste of the public funds in the follow
ing, viz.:
The building of a new barn at a cost of flO,
000. ,,. ..tow .
The "building ot a Tiarrow" gauge railroad,
20,000. This road is oly about one-quarter of
a mile long.
The building ot a new piggery (pig pen),
SL150.
A fountain on lawn, 11,763 28.
Three green houses elegantly furnished with
out regard to nse and cost, t
The salaries of officials 137,557 SO
Tho salaries of barrel and keg factory
employes 5,316 69
The salaries of broom factory em
ployes SS7 19
Making a total pay roll of.... $43,761 IS
A vast increase over the pay rolls of the two
preceding Superintendents, Mr. John-L. Ken
nedy and Mr. Henry Cordier, and why should
this be so when the business, work done, and
revenue therefrom is nothing now compared to
the two former administrations! This should
be looked into by you and reported in your
presentment to court.
This action will have the effect of sharply
increasing publio interest in the presentment
of the grand jury.
ONLY A SHADOW OF TRUTH.
SUPEBINTEDENT WARNER EXPLAINS THE
CHARGES AGAINST HIM.
Valuable Buildings That Cost Nothing but
the Price of the Materials Baking a
Question for the Secretary of the Interior
to Answer A Riot Claim. Alleged to be
at the Bottom of the Trouble How
Politics Were Brought Into the Matter.;
Superintendent "Warner was seen last
night at the West Penn depot and asked for
his explanation of the charges. He had
been to see "Hamlet," but neither the ren
dition of that famous tragedy nor the re
cital of the plea for his investigation
weighed heavily upon his soul.
"Without a moment's hesitation Sir. "War
ner saidt "All thesehingB have a shadow
of truth about them, but nevertheless they
are very misleading. I did write to Col
lector Warmcastle abont the sale of tobacco
in the workhouse, but not to ask protection
for Mr. Burt
"The Board of Managers gave Burt the
authority to sell to the prisoners such arti
cles as they needed, including tobacco. We
did not think about taking ont a Govern
ment license, which is bnt $2 50 a year, as
tobacco had been sold without it in the
workhouse for 21 years. Institntions of this
character throughout the county have never
paid this tax, and as I doubted whether we
jtveia not exempt from payment, I wrote to
Mr. "Warmcastle asking him to refer the
matter to the Secretary of the Interior. He
did so, but the Secretary has not yet rendered
.his decision.
Valuable labor That Cost Nothing.
"The other charges have about the same
quota of truth in them. "We are accused of
having a $10,000 barn, a costly narrow
gauge railroad, a $1,450 pig pen, a $1,763
fountain and costly greenhouses. The barn
cost $2,300 for the material; the labor was
furnished by the prisoners, whom we had to
keep and feed anyhow. We value the barn
to-day at $12,000.
"The workhouse payroll: has increased
during my nine years of administration.
The number of prisoners has more than
doubled in that time, and as a matter of
course our payroll has also increased. An
other thing I believe in paying good sala
ries. It is true that IJbave been interested
in some pieces of real estate, and have been
for years, but I do not believe that that fact
has interfered with my administration of the
affairs of the workhouse."
"I am always willing to have the institu
tion and its administration investigated.
Our doors are wide open to the publio and
the officials, and they can see for themselves
how the place is run. I know what is back
of this talk, and I may as well tell yon.
A Story Dating Back to the Blots.
"Some years ago, when I was County
Commissjontr, James G. "Weir, now County
Commissioner-elect, held a riot claim for
$13,000. I refused to allow it, and finally
he took the case iuto court and recovered a
verdict against the county for $6,200, less
than 50 percent of his claim. From that
time he has been opposed to me, and he and
a man named Lang started this agitation.
When I ran again for County Commissioner
I did not get a single vote in Mr. Weir's
district
"Lang wanted to supersede Bart as
Deouty Superintendent of the "Workhouse,
and he and Weir hustled around to get votes,
nntil they suddenly found out that the only
way the position could be obtained was
through my appointment Later on I got
Burt to run for Justice 6f the Peace, as it is
very convenient aud almost necessary to
have such a functionary in the "Workhouse.
Lang opposed him, but was defeated.
Very Willing to be Investigated.
"For years now they have kept np this
agitation about me and the affairs of the
workhouse, but I do not fear it, and am per
fectly willing that the crand jury should
make an investigation, even when, as you
may not know, Mr. "Weir is ioreman of that
body."
Mr. Warner was warned by the yell "all
aboard" to cnt short his remarks, bnt he
boarded the train with the same calm de
meanor he had maintained all through the
interview.
Mr. Miller, a brother-in-law of the Super
intendent, was seen at Claremont earlier in
the evening, and his opinion of the origin of
the charges was similar to that expressed by
Mr. Warner. He also referred to the riot
claim, and said that while his brother-in-law
had made many friends and sayed mil
lions to the county by his course in regard
to such matters, he had also made.some very
bitter enemies.
WANTS WARNEB EXONERATED.
Thomas Mattier Gives His Reasons for Sign
ing the Application.
Mr. Thomas Mattier, one of the signers of
the application to the grand jury, was at his
home at Claremont last evening. He stated
that the paper had been presented to them
by Mr. John Cable for his signature. He
said:
"I know nothing about the conduct of
affairs at the Workhouse, but there has been
so much talk about that, I think it should
be investigated. I think Mr. Warner
should have demanded an investigation be
fore now. The Superintendent should be
exonerated or new officials should be ap
appointed. I am not nor have been inter
ested in any not claims, nor, so far as I
know, were any of the gentlemen whose
names are attached to the paper."
A POWERFUL WEAPON.
Successful Test of a Bis Steel Rifled Gun at
Sandy Book.
rsrxcxit telegram to the nisrATan.1
ASBUBTPaek, N. J., Dec. 22. The gov
ernment engineers stationed at the gun test
ing grounds at Sandy Hook tested the new 30
foot cast steel rifled gun to-day. The gun has a
12-inch bore. The tests were made under the
direction of Lientenant Taylor,' the en
gineer in charge of the works at Sandy
Hook. The gun was first loaded with 100
ponnds of powder and a hollow shelL The
charge of powder was gradually increased
until 250 pounds were used at a load. The
gun stood the heavy charge, bnt the reports
were heard nearly 40 miles down the coast.
Private Adley was terribly injured in the
head by being struck by" a heavy steel bar,
which was hurled froni the gun carriage
with great Jorce by theJieayy recoiljiL.the,
hUge,weaponr" "V
The gun was pointed out to sea, and Cor
poral McDonald was sent off shore in a
small boat to see how far It threw the big
shells. The men in charge of the gnu were
warned by signals this afternoon to stop
throwing shells into the sea, as several ves
sels were approaching the mouth of the har
bor. Corporal McDonald says the big gun
hurled the shells a distance o? nearly 15
miles.
A DYING HUSBAND
Brought to Court on Ilia Bed. In a Divorce
Case.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISrATCR.l
New Yobk, Dec. 22. A suit brought by
Moritz Bosenbloom, of this city, to annul
his marriage to Lena Bosenbloom, was tried
before Judge Buchoff to-day in the Court
of Common Pleas. Bosenbloom is 78 years
old and Lena is 56. They were married in
October, 1876, in this city. The ground for
the present action is that Lena had at that
time, and still has, a previous husband,
Benjamin LefkowiU, who is in Hungary.
Lena made no defense. She merely attempts
to excuse herselt by saying she did not think
Lefkowitz was living at the time she mar
ried Bosenbloom. She afterward wrote to
Europe to inquire, aud learned her mistake.
Bosenbloom is partly paralyzed, and is
said to be dying. He was brought to the
Court House to-day in his bed in a carriage
to give his testimony, but it was found that
the trial was appointed for the afternoon
and tne carriage, after waiting an hour and
a half, took him back to his home. The
trial went on in the afternoon without him.
Judge Bischoff told counsel to have the
testimony written ont and submit it
SWINDLED OUT OF $200.
Mrs. William Astor Victimized by a Paris
Dressmaker.
rSriCCIAI. TELEGRAM TO TUB DISPATCH.!
New Yobk, Dec. 22. There were a num
ber of interesting bits of news to-day about
the Custom House and appraisers' stores.
First of all, two dresses sent from Paris to'
Baldwin & Co., express men, and consigned
to Mme. Gorman ior Mrs. William Astor,
were seized on the charge of undervaluation.
The invoices gave the value of the dresses
at 1,000 francs, or $250. It was apparent
that they were worth more than this, aud
Mrs. Astor, when she learned of the trouble,
drove to the Custom House and showed
Collector Erhardttbe receipted bills for the
dresses. These bills showed that she had
paid 2,000 francs, or $500 for the two dresses,
and had paid the duties in advance on that
valuation.
Mrs. Astor will receive her dresses, bnt it
will be necessary for her to pay half the
duty over again. This will amount to
about 200, and that is the amount out of
which her dressmakers in Paris have
mulcted her. This is an old trick of certain
Paris dressmakers.
PAYING THE PIPES.
Eight Students Arrested for Burning Up
Beer Barrels.
rSrZCIAI. TELEOEAJI TO TBI DISPATCH. 1
Galesbubg, III., Dec. 22. Eight
students of Knox College were arrested to
day on criminal charge of maliciously burn
ing up a large number of beer barrels at a
recent college celebration, the barrels having
been carried from the premises of a whole
sale liquor store. What makes the offense
more grave, is the fact that some of the bar
rels contained liquor. The students failed
to come forward and settle the damages
claimed, although threatened with arrest for
larceny if they did not do so. "When eight
of their number were arrested this afternoon
there was great hustling around among
others implicated to secure attorneys and
effect a settlement withoutgoing into court
If the cases are prosecuted, doubtless a
number ot the young gentlemen will be ex
pelled lrom the college, in addition to being
fined for the part they took In the celebration.
SENATORS SWINDLED
By an Original Confidence Man Who
Persuaded Them That He Had
NAMED A BABY AFTER EACH 0KE.
Valuable Presents and Crisp Bills Sent to
the Happy Patter.
THE VICE PRESIDENT ALSO CAUGHT
rSrXCIAL TELEGRAM TO TUX DISPATCIM
"Washington, Dec. 22. The greatest
joke of the season on the IT uited States Sen
ate has just leaked out A confidence man
in Baltimore has been writing to the Sen
ators flattering them and saying that he has
namedhis baby after the illustrious Sena
tor from such and such a State. The letter
is written in the most flattering language,
and expresses the delight of the happy
father in having such a splendid baby boy,
and that he is able to name him after a
United States Senator. The letter ends with
a delicate little appeal to the recipient that
a little token for tHe baby would be thank
fully received.
Vice President Morton was so pleased at
the letter that he sent a beautiful silver cup
to "Levi P. Morton Duvall," Senator His
cock sent ?5 to little "Frank Hiscock
Duvall," while Senator Evarts bought a
beautiful "Washington souvenir silver spoon
and had engraved on the back "William
Maxwell Evarts Duvall." Senator Morrill,
of Vermont, was one of the first and sent a
silver mug marked "Jnstin Morrill Duvall,
from Justin Morrill, of Vermont"
The Discovery of tho Scheme.
The story came out by Senator Manderson
showing his letter. Then 35 letters were
bronght forth, and with them 35 certificates
showing that the supposed baby has been
baptized by a clergyman by the name of the
Senator receiving the letter. The letters
were all signed 'William Duvall, and the
one to Mr. Manderson, which is a sample of
the others, reads as follows:
Baltimore, Dec. 20.
Hon. Charles F. Mandersoi:
Dear Sir Inclosed you will find the bap
tismal certificate of my little son, Charles Man
derson Duvall. whom I named in honor ot you.
How I came to name him after you was that 1
wanted to name him after some prominent Re
publican, and chose you because you are from
my native State. I have seeu you on several
occasions, and always have been an admirer of
you. .Little Charles is getting along first rate,
and I bope that he may live and be as upright
and honest as the man after whom he is named.
He is our first born, and an soon as wo have his
pictnro taken I will send you one. Also in
closed you will find five tickets for an enter
tainment which is erven for my benefit. I
would not bavo troubled you with them, only
last week 1 bad my leg broken while at work,
and my friends are giving this for my benefit.
All the income I bad was what was derived
from my daily labor, and hope you will take
them to aid me. If you do not wish them you
can return them. My wife and little Charles
are well, and I hope this will find ynuthe same.
Please answer by return mail and let me know
if you received the certificate all right. Honing
this will find you well, and wishing you a Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year. I remain.
William: Duvall,
825 East Baltimore street, Baltimore, 5H.
Answer by return mall, as I will be anxiously
awaiting a reply from you.
A Benefit Performance Include j. .
The tickets which were inclosed had on
their pink surface the printed announce
ment', "Grand entertainment for the benefi:
of "William Duvall, to be held at Byrnes'
Hall, Wed Osday. -December 31, 1890
TTckeHSirr,r "" 5W rlrF '
Now, Senator Manderson a lew days ago
had seen a sim,ar certificate in which the
name of this first-born child was declared to
be "Justin Morrill Duvall," and he like
wise knew that the venerable Senator from
Vermont had torn $5 off his salary and sent
it to the suffering father at 825 East Balti
more street.
Convinced that if Mrs. Duvall conld be
the mother of two first-bm children she
might have given birth to a few more at the
same time, Senator Manderson began to in
vestigate the matter, and the result of his
inquiries caused the laughter, whiob, in the
Seuate to-day was "frequent and painful"
and free. There were very few Senators who
did not receive one of the certificates,' al
though Mr. Quay and a conple of others
claim to have escaped.
A Very Impartial Individual.
The certificate which was sent to Senator
Manderson is similar in every respect, save
the name of the alleged child,' to those which
the other Senators have regarded with so
much satisfaction. The document is a little
more than 12 inches long and about 10
inches wide. It Is printed in the highest
style of ecclesiastical art on calcined paper.
Allegorical imagery and Scriptural phrases
abound. Shepherds with lambs, shorn and
unshorn, seemed to haunt the designer.
Encircled by scroll work, a square-rigged
boat sails on a sun-lit sea toward a rocky
promontory on which stands a church, and
Deneatb this lithographic gem is the informa
tion that "Charles Manderson Duvall, child
of Mr. William Duvall and his wife, Mary
F. Duvall, born at Baltimore, December 1,
1890, was baptized in the First E. L. Church
on the 16th day of December, 1890." The
sponsors we're Anna Duvall and Mary
Jones. The officiating clergyman's signa
ture is that of Charles Bay, pastor.
Illggins Was the Most Generous.
Senator Gorman refused to say what he
sent, but Vest went down in his pocket fur
$5. Carlisle was the first Democrat caught,
while, so far as amounts sent, Senator Hig
gins was the most generous. He sent a
crisp, new ten-dollar bill. Blair sent a
pretty letter and $5. The Democrats are
shy of saying what they were caught for,
but the republicans laugh over the joke,
and now every one in the Senate is asking
how the baby is to-day.
The Senators who were caught held an
informal caucus this morning, and Senator
Manderson, after reading the letter, moved
that it be referred to the standing committee
to audit and charge to the contingent ex
penses ot the Senate.
DIDN'T BELIEVE IN BANKS.
Masked Bobbers Enter a Farmer's House
and Secure 84,600.
(SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATOH.l
Hannibal. Mo., Dec. 22. Last even
ing, between 6 and 7 o'clock, two men went
to the residence of Beland McElroy, an
elderly and wealthy farmer living near
Huntington, in Bolls county. They knocked
at the door, and when it was opened by Mr.
McElroy, they covered him with revolvers.
One of them took charge of the family,
while the other ransacked the house, in his
search kicking open a trunk and stealing
$4,600. They then left The men were
masked.
An alarm was at once given, but no clew
to the robbers has been found. Mr. Mc
Elroy did not believe in banks, bnt kept his
wealth concealed in the house. The mask
of one of the marauders slipped partially off
his face, and a fairly good description of
him was had, which has been placed in the
possession of the authorities.
JEALOUSY AND MURDER.
Lovetz's Shot Hit His Wife, But Be Failed
to Kill Himself.
New Yobk, Dec 22. This afternoon
Charles Lovetz, a cigar maker, shot and
killed his wife, Martha, at their home, No,
87 Division street Lovetz then attempted
to kill himself, but did not succeed. He
was arrested and taken to the poliift station.
Lovetz is 21 years old and has been married
four years. His victim was 20 years old.
The husband left the house to-day, anil on
his return asked his wife to write a letter
for him. She consented, and followed him
into the front room.
Soon after Mrs. Lovetz's mother, Mrs.
Brown, was startled by a -pistol shot, fol
lowed by a piercing shriek. Bushing into
the front room, Mrs. Brown saw her daugh
ter lvine on the floor, her face bathed in
blood, which gushed from a bullet wound
in her temple. Lovetz was standing over
the prostrate form with the pistol in his
hand. He made a motion as if to shoot his
mother-in-law, but she fled from the room.
Lovetz turned the weapon upon himself, but
the bullet passed through the brim ot his
hat. The wife murderer was taken into
custody.
Mrs. Lovetz died instantly. An examina
tion revealed that two bullets had pene
trated her skull. The supposed motive for
the crime was jealousy. The couple had
one child, but it died.
TWO FAITHFUL HEARTS
AT LAST MADE ONE, AFTER WAITING
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS.
J. J. -Porter, of Pittsburg, a Principal Ac
tor In a Romance of Love and Fidelity
That Ends in a Happy Wedding in
Ohio.
18PECIAL TELIQBAK TO TUB DISPATCH.
Springfield, O., Dec. 22. The wed
ding of Miss Mary J. Cloakley to Mr. J.
J. Porter, which occurred in the United
Presbyterian Church of this city, marked
the culmination of an interesting romance
of love and fidelity, not unmixed with
pathos. The story of noble self-sacrifice has
just become public, and alter waiting a
quarter of a century two faithful hearts are
made one. Many years ago the Bev.Joseph
Cloakley.D. D., father of Miss Mary Cloak
ley, fulfilled his first duties as a young
Presbyterian pastor at Point Pleasant, a
rural village in Eastern Ohio. During his
pastorate there he married the parents of
Mr. J. J. Porter. From this event a friend
ship arose between the two families, and
there Mary and James, who are nearly of
the same age, passed their childhood.
From the constant association of early
years an attachment was formed which
ripened into mutual affection. Subse
quently the Eev. Joseph Cloakley accepted
a call to Allegheny, Pa., after which the
two families were separated, Eev. Mr.
Cloakley coming to the United Presbyterian
Church in Springfield in 1885. There are
six children in the Cloakley family, three
sons two of whom have followed the steps
of their father in the ministry and three
daughters. At different times in the fam
ily history all except Miss Mary married.
She, with a high sense of filial duty and of
love for her parents, who were growing old,
expressed it her will never to wed during
their lifetime.
After a pastorate of 25 years, the Bev.
Joseph Cloakley passed away December 8,
1884. True to her resolve, Miss Marj- re
mained with ber widowed and invalid
mothe.. During this time correspondence
did not cease between the lovers, although
the years of waiting had been long. Sev
eral times Mr. Porter, who had become a
wealthy wholesale merchant of Liberty
avenue, Pittsburg, visited Miss Cloakley at
her pleasant home, on West Jefferson street
Just one year agj last Fourth of Julv her
.mother, who was an almost helpless inva
lid Hipi? A hnrt limp" flftpiurnri3 IMtaa
'. ffjloakle went ttf'ifay; 'wliere-sKe made''her
nome witn iur. ana Airs, urury, tne latter
her sister, until her wedding. Mrs. Porter
is a lady of rich mental endowments and an
ardent missionary worker in her church,
and a host of friends in Springfield have
cause to regret her departure.
THE SAWTEIXE MURDER,
A Great Deal of Evidence Submitted by the
Prosecution.
Doveb, N. Hy Dec. 22. In the Sawtelle
murder trial to-day, Postmaster John Green
field, of Bochester, testified to discovering
the grave of the murdered man. It was
leveled off and pino boughs were scattered
over it. Witness also found the collar but
tons, a bullet and an empty cartridge shell
and clotted blood on the reaves.
Willis Sinclair testified to selling Isaac
the lamp February 5, and swore he saw a
perfectly smooth shaven man in the carriage
with Isaac at that time, and that the latter
was driving as the team departed. Sinclair
also said that the man he saw with Isaac
was dark complexioned. This point had
not been made publio before the trial and as
this smooth-faced man is the mystery of the
case this additional information attracted
much interest
There was much evidence submitted on
the part of the prosecution, Prof. E. S.
Wood testifying that the blood on the ar
ticles found was human.
NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY.
The Pennsylvania Branch Gives Its Usual
Annual Banquet
Philadelphia, Dec. 22. The tenth
annual banquet of the New England Society
of Pennsylvania was given to-night at the
Continental Hotel. About 250 guests were
present, prominent among them being
Hon. William McKinley, of Ohio. After
the opening address bv the presiding officer
a letter from Hon. Charles Emory Smith,
Minister to Russia, who is President oi the
society, was read. Toasts were responded to
as follows: t
"The Pilgrim and the Quaker," Hampton
L. Carson, Philadelphia; "Descendants of
the Pilgrims in New York and Pennsyl
vania," Bishop Henry C. Potter, of New
York; "New England and the Future,"
Hon. William McKinley, of Ohio; "The
New England Spirit in These Later Times,"
John Temple Graves, of Georgia.
HEAVY TEXAS FAILURE.
Bateman Brother j, of Fort Worth, Make an
Assignment
Fort Woeth, Dec 22. A sensation wag
caused here to-day by the failure of Bate
man Brothers, wholesale grocers, the oldest
firm of wholesalers fn Northern Texas. A
deed of trust was filed this morning, men
tioning exclusively home creditors to the
amount of $128,000. The principal among
these are the Farmers and Mechanics' Na
tional Bank, $25,000; Merchants' National
Bink, $37,600; State National Bank, $95,
800; Traders' National Bank, $15,000.
The deed of trust only conveys the stoek
and store fixtures. These and the accounts,
which are not included, are estimated at
$300,000. The total indebtedness is not as
certainable. THE COLUMBIAN FAIR.
Illinois Legislature May Give 81,000,000 for
the State Exhibit
Chicago, Dec 22. Governor Fifer and
the State Board of Agriculture visited Jack,
son Park to-day and selected eight acres of
land to be used for the Illinois State exhibit
at the World's Fair. The governor is of the
opinion that the State Legislature at its
coming session will appropriate $1,000,000
for the State exhibit, if 'that sum shall be
deemed necessary.
Closes P. Handv, chief of the Bureau of
Publicity and Promotion, was at work to
day pntting his office in order for the be
ginning of actual work on January 1 next
His official title will be Promoter General,
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH THIS?
Allegheny Is in the SecondClass. So is Pittsburg. Let's Embrace and Go in the First Class.
BEATER'S SIGf TURE
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gheny i3 Bis Enough to be
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A CITY OF THE SECOND CLASS.
Some Changes Were Made in the
ment at the Last Moment.
Doen-
THE PASSAGE THAT WAS ELIMINATED
rSPZCIAL TELEQBAM TO THE DISPATCH.
HABBiSBtTEG.Dec. 22. Governor Beaver
this evening issued the certificate advanc
ing Allegheny to a city of the second class.
It is as follows:
Whereas, It is provided by an act of the
General Assembly of the Commonwealth, en
titled 'An act dividing the cities of this State
into three classes with respect to their popula
tion and designating the mode of ascertaining
and changing the classification thereof in ac
cordance therewith," approved the 8th day of
May. A D.. 18S9; that the classification or cities,
respectively, shall be ascertained and fixed by
reference to their population according to the
last preceding United States census, or any
municipal census taken later, and whenever it
shall appear, by any such census", that any city
of the second or third class has attained a popu
lation entitling it to an advance in classifica
tion as therein prescribed, it shall be
The Duty of the Governor,
under the greatseal of the Commonwealth to
certlfthe factaccordlngly. And. whereas, it
appears by the official returns, as presented to
me, of the eleventh census ot the United
States, being the last preceding United States
census, that the city of Allegheny, in the county
of Allegheny and the State of Pennsylvania, a
citr of the third class, has a population of
105.237,
Therefore, under authority of the Constitu
tion and laws of said Commonwealth in such
case made and provided, I do issue this certifi
cate, which I have caused to be sealed with the
creat seal of the State, hereby certifying and
declaring that the said city of Alleehenyhas
attained a population of 103,237 according to
the last preceding decennial census of the
United States.
Given under my hand and the great seal of
the State at the city of Harrisburg this 19th
day of December, in the year of our Lord 1890,
and of the Commonwealth the one hundred
aud fifteenth. By the Governor,
James A. Beaver.
J. H. LONQENEOKBR.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Seal.
A Change In the Wording.
The certificate of the Governor originally
contained the following (which was elimi
nated to-day) at the conclusion of the
proclamation:
And is thereby entitled to an advance in
classification from a city of the third class to a
city of the second class, and that upon the per
formance of the several conditions set fortb
in the said act of Assembly will be entitled to
,an advance in classification to a city of the
second class at the time and in the manner
therein prescribed and therenpon and there
after the city government sbali be controlled
and regulated by the laws of this Common
wealth applicable to the same as a city of the
second class under the classification therein
fixed and appointed.
AN OUTRAGED HUSBAND.
His 80-Tear-OId Wifo Bobs Him of 813,000
and Elopes.
SrXCIAT, TELEOrLAM TO THE DISPATCH.
Louisville, Dec. 22. "My wife has
robbed me of $13,000 and eloped with a
younger man," was the opening sentence of
a remarkable story told by John Grubbs,
who admitted being 80 years of age. to the
Chief of Detectives this morning. Mr. and
Mrs. Grubbs have been married one year
moro than 50, and have half-grown
great-grandchildren. Mrs. Grubbs is
69. They live in Anderson
county, where until recently they had a fine
farm. A few weeks ago John Dolt, a well
preserved man of probably 60, went to the
Grubbs' farm to live. Shortly after this
Mrs. Grubbs induced ber husband to sell
the farm, which he did for $13,000 cash.
This monev was kept in the house.
Dolt talked well and made an impression
an Mother Grubbs. One day last week
Dolt, Mrs. Grubbs and the $13,000 turned
up missing. The two had eloped and had
taken the money with them. They were
traced to this city and followed by the out
raged husband, who reported the case to the
detectives.
THE COCKTAILS DID IT.
An Expert Liquor Mixer Left 810,000 by a
Grateful Millionaire.
JsrKCIAL TELXOBAM TO TITS DISPATCH.1
Philadelphia, Dec. 22. Lawyer J. E.
More, of Allegheny City, who has charge
of the estate of the late millionaire iron
manufacturer, A. J. Hughes, wrote to-day
to Pat Fury, at one time a bartender at
Green's, assuring that lucky youth that no
doubt exists that he is the talented cocktail
mixer who was remembered in the dead
man's will to the extent or $10,000.
Hughes was an old bachelor, whose tastes
for stimulating beverages was never fully
satisfied until Pat served him with a soul
stirring mixture, in which absinthe and
other nerve-producing ingredients were
mingled. The ingenious liquor tosser took
this compound to the millionaire's room at
Green's many times a day, and when the
grateful recipient felt the approach of the
inevitable end, he assured him that he would
receive a substantial reward. More has as
sured him that he will receive his legacy on
the first of March.
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INDIANS SURRENDER.
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S, 9jS ALL OF SITTING BULLS' FOLLOW
ERS COME INTO CAMP.
They Are Followed by Big Foot's Band,
Leaving No Warriors in the Field so Far
as Colonel Sumner Knows Others Anx
ious to Come In.
Bapid City, S. D., Dec. 22. The dis
patches received this morning by General
Miles from Pine Bidge, Fort Bennett and
from Lieutenant Colonel Sumner at Cherry
Creek, on the Cheyenne show that all, or
nearly all of Sitting Bull's followers
together with Big Foot's band have sur
rendered to him. Colonel Sumner in a dis
patch says this disposes of all the Indians
along the Cheyenne river, and if there are
anymore of Sitting Bull's people out he
does not know where they can be.
General Brooke reports the arrival of
friendly Indians at the Lands camp, and
says the capture of Sitting Bull's people
and Big Foot's forces will aid the efforts of
the friendlies to briDg in the hostiles. An
Indian scout reports to General Brooke that
Short Bull's followers are anxious to come
in but are withheld by the threats
of Kicking Bear, one of Sitting
Bull's agents. The scout thinks.
however, that the friendlies- .. will
at last succeed in bringing out Short Bull's
followers. A report has reached General
Miles via Missoula that two companies of
soldiers in the Yellowstone region are sur
rounded north of Cave Hills by 500 or 600
Indians and have sent couriers out with
notification of danger to the settlers. Gen
eral Miles says there are Indians in that
vicinity, but discredits the report that the
troops are hemmed in.. He has, however,
ordered reinforcements sent
A BARBAROUS CEREMONY.
Horrible Self-Torture Over the Graves of
Four Execnted Indians.
rSFXCIAL TXLIQEAM TO TUX DISPATCH.1
Helena, Mont., Dec. 22. The bnnal
of the four Indians, banged at Missoula
Friday, took place Sunday at St Ignatius'
Mission on the Joko reservation, and fully
2,000 Indians were present The ceremony
was a simple Catholic burial rite. In the
evening the families of the deceased and
relatives gathered around the graves and
prepared to hold the weird ceremony of the
Indian funeral. The agent and Indian
police arrived, but not until the squaw of
La La Z t had cut her head and the wife of
Antley had severed two fingers and thrown
them into'the open grave.
The two women had also cut small slits in
the scalps ot their children, and when the
police arrived the families were standing
over the half-open graves, while blood
dripped into them. The Indians were taken
in charge by the police and their barbarous
ceremony ended. No trouble is expected to
resnlt from the execution.
A FAVORITE SON.
Kobert E.- Wright Being Pushed for the
Attorney Generalship.
rSFXCIAL TKI.EGItAlI TO THE DISPATCH.
Philadelphia, December 22. Governor-elect
Pattison was visited to-day by a
committee of prominent citizens of the eastern
interior part of the State in behalf of Bobert
E. Wright, of Allentown, whom they would
like to see appointed Attorney General in
Mr. Pattison's Cabinet The committee held
a conference at the Girard House, and
elected Dr. A. J. Martin, ot Allentown, as
chairman and spokesman of the party.
They proceeded to Governor-elect Pattison's
office, where they were cordially received,
and, after an introduction, Dr. Martin ex
tolled the merits of Mr. Wright
The Governor-elect, in reply, stated that
he had several competent men under consid
eration, ard in making a selection for the
office would consider Mr. Wright's name
with the rest
TO ttet.p THE STRIKERS.
Money to Support the Employes at tho
Clark Thread Mills.
Fall Biver, Dec. 22. At a meeting of
the Executive Committee of the National
Cotton Mule Spinners' Association, held
this afternoon, the strike at the Clark mills
in Newark, N. J., was indorsed and the
delegates pledged to extend all possible sup
port It was voted to give $150 from the
national funds to support tbe strikers, and
it was further voted to call meetings of the
unions everywhere to grant money from the
treasuries or levy assessments on all mem
bers. THE CRUISER NEWARK
On Her Trial Trip She Averaged Otbt
Nineteen Knots an Hour.
Delaware Bbeakwateb, Dec 22.
The cruiser Newark to-day passed to sea on
her official trip at 8:10 A. M. She returned
about 7 P. M., having successfully main
tained ber horse power and speed for four
boms. Unofficially it is understood that,
the Newark exceeded 9,000 horse power,'
which will give the Messrs. Cramps, the
builders, over $50,000 premium. She aver
aged in speed 19,9 knots per hoar.
PBIEoT$J POWER,
The Candidate Supported by
Them Said to Lead in the
Kilkenny Race.
NO- OFFICIAL STATEMENT
0ftheEe3nlt of the Election Can Yet
he Obtained, bnt
PAENELL'S OPPONENTS CLAIM IT.
The Leader Himself Bejards the Contest as
Very Close.
ST0EIES OP STAETATION IN LONDON
rrJT CABLE TO TIIXD1SPATCB.1
Kilkenny, Dec 22. Squads of police
and companies of soldiers were stationed at
every polling place in the North Kilkenny
district to-day. As a resnlt, while there are
qnite a number of broken heads, which have
come to be regarded as a regular feature of
the campaign, there has been no trouble of
serious proportions.
As indicated in previous cable dispatches
the priests were out in force, marching
their adherents to the ballot boxes in
columns and voting them in the same style.
Mr. Timothy Harrington says that priestly
coercion was rampant to-day, and that the
Parnellites have good grounds to petition
against the validity of Sir John Pope Hen
nessey's election should the latter be shown
to have headed Mr. Vincent Scully at the
polls.
The Besult of the Contest
Nearly 5,000 persons exercised the right
of suffrage in the district to-day, which is
regarded as a very heavy vote. At a lata
hour tbe result of the struggle is still en
shrouded in doubt, and the adherents of
both parties are shouting themselves hoarse
upon the streets. The official announce
ment of the count will not be made until
to-morrow afternoon.
However, taking into consideration all
that can be learned, and allowing for the
active work of the priests, many well-posted
observers agree that Sir John Pope Hennes
sey, the anti-Parnell candidate, has received
about 500 more votes than bis antagonist.
Michael Davitt claims that Hennessey's
majority will reach 1.000.
In an interview, Mr. Parnell says he ex
pects the majority would be small, which
ever party wins. He hoped the bitterness
of language that marked the contest would
be forgotten, and, in fact, considering all
things, he thought the battle had been
fonght with little ill feeling on either side.
A Kumor Which Caused Trouble.
A rumor which caused considerable ex
citement was circulated during the morn
ing. It wa3 to the effect that a large num
ber ot miners had been confined in a coal
pit to prevent their voting. Wild threats
were soon made by both sides, and it was
aanounced that tne miners would be res
cued at any cost An investigation
of the report, however, showed it to be
nothing more alarming than "a campaign
lie," and howls of derision were exchanged
between tbe opposing parties when it be
came known that the miners referred to
would later in the day march in a body to
the polls.
Mr. Parnell said to-night that his eyes
were much better. He will go to Avon
dale to-morrow and will remain there a day,
proceeding thence to Paris. He will not re
sume the campaign in Ireland until Janu
ary. Messrs. Bedmond and O 'Kelly have
left Kilkenny on their way to Paris, where
they expect to meet Mr. O'Brien. At a
convention of League delegates at East
Galway to-day it was resolved to support
Mr. Parnell.
There was a srflall riot at Garrick:on-Suir
to-night between the two' factions, in which
a number of persons were wounded.
THOUSANDS STARVING.
TERRIBLE DESTITUTION AMONG THB
LONDON DOCK LABORERS.
Ninety Thousand Men Out of Employ
ment In the Great City Many Deaths
From Lack ot Food Reported Fighting
for a Chance to Work.
TBT DUltLAP'S CABLE COMPACT.
LONDON, Dee. 22. Appalling reports of
starvation at tbe east end of the city startle
the aristocratic West End. Tbe leaders of tbe
docEers'union say that tbe great difficulty is
want of employment, and the situation is
the worst that has been known ior years.
At every meeting of the Executive officers,
it is said, stories of death from starvation
are sure to come forward not such starva.
tion as would lead to a Coroner's verdict,
but death brought about by want of the ab
solute necessaries of life. The people live
in houses which are being gradually stripped
ot every stick of furniture to be sold for the
purpose of purchasing food.
In the Victoria ahd Albert dock districts
affairs have never been worse since the
docks were opened. At the Fresh wharf the
men stood clinging to the gateway for hours
in the bitter frost waiting lor a call and the
ticket that gives them "the right to earn a
few shillings. Some climbed the lamp
posts, and, falling, rolled on the heads of
the crowds standing on the ground in the
desperate fight for tbe coveted ticket
Mr. Mann has made an estimate that there
are 90,000 men unemployed in London at
the present time. He is going in for
rigorous campaign in favor of municipal
workshops in order to absorb this mass of
unfortunates and ameliorate their condition.
THBEE THOUSAND OUT.
A Big Strike on Scotch Railways That 14
Growing Rapidly.
PBT DDNLAP'S CABLE C0XPAXT.
Glasgow, Dec. 22. Three thousand
Scotch railway men are now on strike and
another 1,000 are expected to come out to
night The traffic is congested to a most
inconvenient extent The North British.
trains are running fairly well. On the
Caledonian, Glasgow and Southwestern,
the goods and mineral traffic is almost en
tirely suspended. To-night constables are
patrolling the stations. There has been no
disturbance and public anxiety is on the
rack.
At a meeting of the employes of the
Caledonian, Glasgow and Southwestern
Bailway, held at Greenock to-night, a gen
eral strike over tho whole system was re
solved on, to take place to-morrow, Late
advices say that tne strike is developing
rapidly. The rsaeienger traffic, especially
on the North British line, is much inter
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