F!
SILVER TOOL HUNT.
It Has Not Been a Very Profit
able One for the Commit
tee Thus Far.
NOTHING TO LAY HOLD OF.
ricnly of Gossip Floating Around,
But No Aclnal Knowledge
TO BASE AN INVESTIGATION ON.
A Lead Has Now Been Strnck That May
Kesnlt in Something.
SPEAKER KEED FREES HIS UIXD
trEOM A BTArr conr.nsrosDKXT.i
Washington, Jan. 9. While there is a
treat deal of gossip in regard to the report
01 a. silver pool in which Congressmen and
others were interested, prior to the passage
of the bullion bill of last session, the com
mittee tHiicb was appointed to investigate
the matter lias made no substantial progress.
TUe correspondent of a 'Western paper, who
cent out the first intimation of Mich a scan
dal, has refused to give the sonrce of his in
formation, though it is believed that it was
Congressman Docfcery, of Missouri, who af
terward offered the resolution of investiga
tion. Speaker Keed said to-day that the com
mittee had been and still were, looking for
something which would be a warrant for an
investigation some point from which to
start The only things that had been got at
were some newspaper publications, giving
no authority for the statements, and the
declaration made by Mr. Conger, in his
speech in the House on the silver bill last
tessioc, which no one paid any attention to
at the time.
Nothing to Start On.
Xow, Mr. Conger, he said, was in Brazil,
and could not be got back here before Con
gress would be over. Besides, he said,
there was nothing to indicate that Mr. Con
ger had any positive information on the sub
ject. What he said might be nothing more
than the usual oratorical exaggeration.
Newspaper men who had written about the
"pool" had refused to give auy information
or to indicate in any way where information
could be had. Mr. Keed said that the com
mittee would be reidy to recommend an in
vestigation at any time there was anything
to take hold of to start on.
Mr. Dockery, the Speaker said, had writ
ten a letter, giving the names of a number of
bankers or brokers who might be examined,
but it was not alleged, or even intimated
that they had any inlormation on the sub
ject. The committee, he said, had not neg
lected the matter in any wav, and were still
trwng to get something upon which to base
an inestigr.tion.
A Lead Being Followed.
It is said that there is one lead that the
committee are now following that may put
them in a position to get hold of informa
tion, and it may not amount to anything at
all. A Congressional investigation is a very
unsatisfactory thing anyhow, but to author
ize one, without giving thcra anything to
investigate, would be worse than useless.
The members of the committee are un
doubtedly anxious to act upon th" resolu
tion as speedily an possible, and they have
sought in many directions lor something to
work on. It is difficult to judge from mere
gossip hnw much is based on actual knowl
edge, and how much grows merely out of
the fact that the increase in the price of sil
ver, caused by legislation favorable to that
commodity, gies an opportunity for the
formation of a pool.
Talk of a pool is heard on every hand, but
it is difficult to tell where it starts and who
may he able to give any information on the
subject LlGlITNEB.
AN IXPECTED TEEAT.
IngalU to laj His ISrspects to the Alliance
ext Tuesday.
rFrrriAi. telegram to tm msrATcn.i
"Washington; Jan. 9. The announce
ment that Senator Ingalls proposes to speak
next Tuesday in the Senate has provoked
much interest, in view of late developments
in the Kansas Senatorial fight, and it is ex
pected that Ingjlis will then give utterance
in his most trenchant manner to his
opinions of the Alliance. Mr. Ingalls an
ticipates that aff tirs in Kansas will become
so entangled be'ore January 27, when the
Senatorial election takes place, that his
presence will be demanded, and he will go
en.
Private advices state that lie has per
sonally received assurance of support from
prominent Democrats as soon as they find
there is no possible hope of electins one of
tueir own party. Those w iio have been with
Ingalls recently, say that in the last two
l.iys he has become quite hopeful of re
election and is even cheerful in discussing
it, particularly since the effect of the Turner
letter became apparent, but he is inclined to
the opinion that the electioD will be a pro
longed affair. It is also understood that
liie existence of the Turner letter was not
unknown before its publication to several
Congressmen now in "Washington.
DEAD TO THE WORLD.
The Klections Bill Not Likely to Be Beard
of Again.
Tmost A ETAlr CORKESrOSDEirT.l
Washington-, Jan. 9. There is no se
rious indication as yet that the supporters
of the elections bill will make any attempt
to get that measure before the Senate again
after the finance bill is ont of the way.
Senator Hoar is painfully non-comtnuniea-tic
on the subject, and when spoken to
about it comes as near to being irritated as
Senatorial courtesy will permit The
chances arc all against the bill being heard
of again on the floor of the Senate. No
sooner will the finance bill be out of the
way than other bills, whose passage is
widely demanded, will be proposed, such as
the pure food bill, the compound lard bill,
and others in which farmers are largelv in
terested, and these, with the apportionment
bill and the appropriation bills, are ex
pected to occupy the remainder ot the session.
The fact that the elections bill, even if it
ere to again be taken up, would put the
Senate in the same dead-locked condition it
was before, with no way of getting out of it
except by an autocratic, Tom Heed bit of
strategy, will, it is generally thought, lead
tne uiismanagers of the elections bill to
forego any further attempt to pass the
famous but ill-fated measure.
A NOTABLE IMPBOVEIIEKT.
Senator Stanford's Bill Tor the Extension of
the White Bongo.
Washington', Jan. 9. Senator Stan
ford introduced in the Senate to-day a bill
for the extension of the Executive Mansion,
in accordance with the plan proposed by
Mrs. Harrison, to embrace the present man
sion as a private Executive Mansion, en
larged by theaddition of an Executive Office,
or official wing on the west, and a public wing
or gallery of picture", historic relic and
treasures on the east, both counterparts of
the original structure in design, aud con
nected by collonades and hallways, and on
tne south by a connecting range if iron and
glass structures of symmetrical design, form
ing executive conservatories and winter
gardens, tlie whole architectural' group
lorming an inner park or garden, at a cost
not to exceed 5950,000.
The present intention and hope'is that the
corner stone of the new structure can be laid
with appropriate ceremonies October 13,
1S93, as this date is peculiarly appropriate,
being the four hundredth anniversary of the
discovery of America and the, centennial of
the laying of the fonndaiion.of the present
edifice.
CLAIMS A FORGERY.
CONGBESSMAH TUBUER SATS HI3LETTEE
TO IPGRATH Is'BOGTJS,
BeBxplalns That a Confidential Clerk, Who
Is Xow Missing, Wrote the Document
The Original Is Missing, bat Supposed to
Be In Alliance Hands.
Washington, Jan. 9. Representative
Turner, of Kansas, has given out an ex
planation of the mucb-talked-cf letter al
leged to have been written by him to Frank
McGratb, President of the Kansas Farmers'
Alliance, concerning the Kansas Senator
ship. "The letter was written," he said,
"by a young man about 26 years of age
who came to Washington from 'my district
about two months ago. He was a lawyer and
wanted an office. In order to help him
along, I let him write such of my letters as
conld be answered without dictation, for he
was not a stenographer, and gave him
euough to pay his board bill. He hung
around me here and at my room, and, of
course, had every opportunity lo use my
stationery. Finally, when it became ap
parent that lie could not get an appointment
here, he became angry with me, and in re
venge wrote this letter."
"Where is he now," was asked the Con
gressman. "He leit here night bctore last. I do not
care to make known his"nam, because I be
lieve he has gone to Kansas, in which event
I will be aids to have him arrested and
punished. If he knows that I am after him.
he will go straight "to the State of
Washington. I am making every effort
to c-itch him, and, if necessary,
will go to Kansas to prosecute him. His
familiarity with my affairs made it easy for
him to incorporate such matters as would
give the letter the appearance of being gen
uine. For instance, it was true that I wrote
a letter to McGrath, which was wrongly di
rected, and this clerk of mine knew this,
because I spoke of the mistake in his pres
ence, and asked him if ho mailed the let
ter." A telegram received from Topeka yester
day said that the envelope in which tbe
letter was inclosed had a request on it to re
turn, if not delivered, to box 57, House of
Representatives. This u Mr. Turner's box,
and it was said that If' the" letter was a
forgery tbe forger wbuld"riot ibciose it in an
envelope which might come back to Mr.
Turner. The latter said that all
his envelopes had this request
printed on them, and that
the clerk had used the envelope as
a matter of course, without thought
of the consequences, and probably with the
idea of adding to the appearance of tbe
genuineness of the letter. The original
document has not yet been found, but is'
being searched for, and when it it produced
will throw a good deal of light on the situa
tion. It is said that the Alliance people
have it, and are comparing' it with Mr.
Turner's handwriting. "Mr. Turner says
that he has nothing to .fear from its com
parison. SOKE INDIAN HOUSES.
The Total Number of ilcdslclns in the Coun
try Is 244,704.
Washington, Jan. 9v-The Census
Bureau haa issued a bulletin giving the
population aud other inlormation of the
various India l tribes," ejtclnsiveof Alaska.
The bulleti'i 1kws the total Indian popula
tion of the United States- to- be 244,704,
which is made up of 'Indians on the reserva
tions or at schools under. control of the In;
lian Office to the -numberof -130,254,-and
Indians incidentally trader the Indian Of
fice and self-itipporting as follows:
In the Indian Territory 23.357 are
Cheroke's, 34G Chickasaw? 9,9 Choc
taws, 9,291 Creeks and. 2.539 Semi
nolcs. There are also about 14,247
colored people (mixed Indian blood)
living with and members of the above
tribes The total population of thj five civ
ilized iribes is therefor. G4,871;"Pneblos, of
New Mexico, 8,278; Six Nations and St. Re
gis, of New York, 5,304; Eastern Cherokee?,
of North Carolina, 2,885,' Indians (98 per
cent ot whom are not on reservations), taxed
and self-sustaining citizens,' counted in gen
eral population, 32,567; Apaches at Mt. Ver
non barracks (prisoners), 384; Indians in
State or Territory prisons, 184; total,
114,473.
This makes the total popnlation of tbe
country, including Alaska, estimated at
37,000. almost 63,000,000.
KERE'S PLAN FAV0EED.
A Xen- Move by. the Democratic Congres
sional Committee.'
Washington, Jan. 9. At a meeting of
the Democratic Congressional Campaign
Committee to-dav Congressman James
Kerr, Chairman of the Democratic State
Committee of Pennsylvania,, proposed a
plan for the reorganization of the Campaign
Committee, which met with peneral favor.
It contemplates the telectiotrby the Demo
cratic State Central Committee of every
State in the Union of one person well known
for his Democracy, capability, energy and
his general knowledge of the
details of the practical organization in his
own State. The man selected need not
necessarily be a member of Congress. In
fact, a member of Congress is to be rather
the exception. The idea is to secure a Con
gressional committee that will be in every
sense a representative organization and yet
not individually interested in their own re
election. In addition to the fall campaign com
mittee, Mr. Kerr suggested that an execu
tive committee of five be appointed for the
purpose oestablisbing a bureau, which will
be a permanent feature of the committee.
AN INDIAN'S INTENDED.
Elaine Goodale, the Poetess, to Marry a Full
Blooded Sioux.
ISPKCIAL TELEOIIAM TO TH BUr ATCIT.1
Washington, Jan. 9. Much interest
was created to-day on receipt of a letter here
from the West, which announce that Elaine
Goodale, now a school inspector under the
Government, formerly of Sky Farm, Mass.,
who is one of tbe best-known of the literary
women of the United States, is soon to be
married to a full-blooded Sioux Indian
named Eastman, who is a graduate of Dart
mouth College, and is now at the Pine Ridge
Agencv.
It was in 1835 that Elaine Goodale made
her first trip to the great Sioux Reserva
tion, and she recorded her observations of
a six weeks' trip in a series of papers,
nhich were printed in the newspapers of
New York and Boston. Four or five years
ago she was appointed a Government day
school teacner at White River camp, at
Lower Brule agency, Das:. Many of her
poetical and prose productions have ap
peared in the magazines duriug tbe last 10
years.
A BIG SALARY BILL
It Provides for the Fajment of Oyer'10,000
Salaries.
Washington, jan. 9, The House Com
mittee on Appropriations, to-day, completed
the consideration of the- legislative, execu
tive and judicial appropriation billfor the
next fiscal year, and it will be reported to
the House by Mr. Butterworlh, Chairman
of the sub-committee.
The bill carries with it a total appropria
tion of $21,559,14G, being $1,136,136 less
than tb rstimttes and 20Mir lew than
f- -
THE
tbe appropriation for the current year. The
whole number of salaries specifically pro
vided for in the bill is 10,597, being 261 Jess
than the number estimated lor and 59 less
than is provided for in the act for the cur
rent year.
SPEAKER REED'S ACTION.
HIS PE0BABLE ATTITUDE ON TEE SEN
ATE FINANCIAL BILL.
It Is Exciting Much Interest Just Now He
Can Prove a Stumbling Block The Meas
ure Will Reach the House Some 'Time
Next Week.
Washington-, Jan. 9. It is the general
expectation that in the latter part ot next
week the Senate financial bill will come
over to the House, and members are awaken
ing to the possibilities of another strife over
the measure, somewhat similar to that pre
ceding the enactment of the present silver
law. There is considerable speculation as
to the shape the bill will tafce in
the Senate, as its future outside
of the free coinage proposition, which is
looked upon as an evitable clause in the
bill, will, to some extent, influence members
in their views. On this point the silver
men themselves do not appear to be united.
Some think the bill -should be passed, pro
viding for nothing whatever save free coin
age, as they fear consideration would be re
tarded if the bill were lumbered up with
general banking legislation.
Others are of opinion that free coinage
would he strengthened by association with
the sections, popular in the East, reducing
the minimum amount of bonds which must
be deposited by national banks, to $1,000,
and permitting the issueol circulating notes
to the full par value of bond deposits.
The attitude which the Speaker will as
sume towards the bill here becomes of im
portance, and there is good reason to believe
that Mr. Reed has not himself determined
upon bis course. Last year he was success
ful in holding the situation well in hand,
but the reasons for adopting strong measures
are not so potent now as then. A prominent
Western Reoublican silver man, a member
of the Coinage Committee and a friend
of the Speaker, said that the
bill would go to the Coinage Committee
and would be reported to the House. Four
members of the committee are out and out
free coinage men, and he believed enough
more votes would be secured to report the
bill favorably. II the bill were not reported
within a reasonable time a motion would be
made to discharge tbe committee and take
the bill up for action in tbe House.
Tbe Speaker has it in his power, however,
to be a great stumbling block in the way of
action, and for this reason his attitude-is a
subject of intense interest.
BLACKBURN RAISES HIS VOICE
In Favor of the Free Coinage of Silver In
Kentucky's Name.
Washington, Jan. 9. The finance bill
was again taken up in the Senate to-day
and Mr. Blackburn addressed the Senate in
advocacy of Mr. Stewart's amendment for
tbe free coinage of silver. He was not will
ing that the debate should close without bis
hearing the testimony of his section and his
people to the merits of the amendment. He
was not willing to have it go to the country
and the world that the amendment was
simply an effort made by representatives
of 'silver States and that the rest of the
country was indifferent to the result There
was not a silver mine within the limits of
the great Commonwealth of Kentucky, and
yet be ventured to assert that her ''people
were as united, as earnest and as clamorous
in their demand for tbe free coinage ot sil
ver as were the' people of Colorado, Califor
nia, Idaho or Nevada.
Mr. Morgan followed Mr. Blackburn in
advocacy of the amendment He yielded
the floor without concluding hir speech, and
the bill was laid asid .
INTERNATIONAL COINS.
A Commission Appointed to Consider the
Question.
Washington, Jan. 9. The President
sent to the Senate to-day the following nom
inations: William A. Russell, of Massachusetts;
Lambert Tree, of Illinois; Nathaniel
B. Hill, of Colorado, to be commis
sioners to consider the establishment of
an international coin or coins, as recom
mended by the International American Con
ference, as provided lor in the act making
appropriations for the diplomatic and con
sular service for the fiscal year euding June
30, 1891.
Vice President Morton's Reception.
Washington, Jan. 9. Vice President
and Mrs. Morton gave a dinner and recep
tion this evening in honor of the President
and Mrs. Harrison and the Cabinet. Tbe
reccptiou following tbe dinner included the
diplomatic corps, the Supreme Court, the
Senate and a few personal friends.
. Postal Telegraph Bill.
Washington, Jan. 9. The postal tele
graph bill was called up for consideration
in the House Committee on Postoffices and
Postroads to-day. Some parliamentary dis
cussion arose, however, and the bill 'went
over till the next meeting.
Sixty Pension Bills Passed.
Washington, Jan. 9. At its evening
session, the House patsed 60 private pen
sion bills, including one granting a pension
of $30 a month to the widow of General
Duryee.
Against a New Tork Recount,
Washington, Jan. 9. There is not
much doubt that the House Census Commit
tee will report adversely upon the demand
of New York City for a recount of its popu
lation. THE DISPATCH has a Special Corre
spondent at the seat of the Indian War. It
will give you all the news at all times.
SUED BY A DISCHARGED ACTOR
Mrs. Leslie Carter's Scenic Property At
tached lor Alleged Debt.
Ne-WABK, N. J., Jan. 9. Mrs. Leslie
Carter' effects, scenery and box receipts,
were attached to-night in a suit brought by
Arthur Dacre, the discharged leading man.
Dacre has a claim for $3,000.
David Belasco claimed the scenery, show
ing the bill ot sale, and the manager of
Miner's Theater claimed the box receipts,
$275, for money loaned. Mrs. Carter's bag
gage is still held. Tbe suit will be settled
in Newark. Mrs. Carter claims that she
paid Dacre $1,000 and gave him two week's
notice before bis discharge for incompetency.
A VILLAGE BADLY SCOBCHED.
The Boldness Part of the Town Practically
Wiped Out
Lincoln, Jan. 9. The business portion
of the little town of Roca, on the line of the
Atchison and Nebraska Railroad, was
practically wiped ouvbr fire yesterday.
Five of the six buildings, including the
postoffice, were destroyed. 3?he mail matter
was saved. Tbe hotel and livery stable were
also burned. No estimate of the losses can
be given. .
HURDERED A WOMAN.
The Cause of the Crime and Its Perpetrators
Are Both Mysteries.
Newman, Cat, Jan. 9. Last night an
unknown person shot and killed the wife of
Perry McDowell, living on Kinto ranch,
about 15 miles south of here.
McDowell has been "a cattle foreman on
the ranch for several years. There is no
clew to the murderer or the cause of the
crime.
PITTSBURG- "'DISPATCH.'
ON STANLEY'S TRAIL.
Herbert Ward' Likely to Dog" the
African Explorer's Heels
IN HIS PI1ESENT LECTDEE FIELD.
The Bear Guard War to Be Transferred to
Thin Country.
TROUP GEIKDS OUT HIS OLD TALE
IBT DUNLAF'S CABLE COMFAKT.
London, Jan 9. There are people who
believe a great deal of money is yet to be
made out of the African lecturing business,
aud it is not proposed to allow Stanley to
reap all'tbe rewards which are to be derived
from the telling of the stories of his experi
ences through the Dark Continent. But,
curiously enough, these enthusiastic be
lievers in the drawing powers of African ad
venturers seem to be equally struck with
the tact that whatever money is in the game
is to be made in America. Can it be that
they imagine the stolid Englishman docs
not care about hearing of these hairbreadth
escapes, the imminent deadly breach, tbe
cannibals who eat each other, and the pig
mies, too; or that they are tired of the whole
concern, and the fact that these good gentle
men are game rocks to one another, and that
no African lecturer ever loved his brother?
Troup On the Rampage.
"Whatever the reason, it is an undoubted
fact that Lieutenant Troup has been lectur
ing to very small audiences, and an also
undoubted fact that he has been indulging
himself in attacks on Stanley and Bonny,
even intimating tbat the latter is a liar. He
ground out on this occasion tbe same old, if
not sweet, story" about Stanley's responsi
bility for the fai!ure"of the rear guard, and,
as might be expected, he failed to produce
anv effect.
Everything on this subject now falls flat
in London. But Herbert Ward, who has
given one or two little chats on the subject
of his experiences, is the most likely to reap
a reward from the belief in the interest of
the average American for African travel.
He has just received"an offer of 3,000 to go
to the Slates and lecture on this subject.
To Dog Stanley's Footsteps.
He has not yet accepted the offer, but if
he should, the projector of the scheme, with
a keen eye to advertising, proposes to use
Stanley Africanus himself to supply a not
unimportant part of it, for it is already
stated that the line of travel "Ward will fol
low will be that laid down by his quondam
chief just as was to have been the case in
Africa aud a great deal of interest is ex
pected to be generated by this means, since
the younger man will, like "black care,"
follow closely on the heels of his elder.
Although Ward has not yet notified-his
acceptance of the offer, it Is generally be
lieved that most probably he will, for since
the flurry caused by the Baring fiasco in
the financial world, his rich father-in-law,
Mr. Sanford, is not so rich as he used to be,
and the sum which is named for his work is
a very tempting one.
AN IMPOVERISHED PRINOR
He Is Forced to Sell a .Magnificent Gallery
of Paintings.
TBT DCNLAr'S CABLE COMPAST.1
London, Jan. 9. From the Eternal City
come the tidings tba; Prince Borghesc,
the representatives of that family that gave
a Pope to the Church under the title of Paul
the Fifth, and a Prince to Pauline Bona
parte, sister of the great Napoleon, is going
to follow the example of His predecessor and
sell that magnificent collection of art
treasures known as the "Borghese Gallery
of Pictures." This will be the second time
that the pictures and curiosities of the
ancient and honorable race will have been
distributed. Poverty, the normal condition
of the old nobility of Ttaly, is asserted to be'
the cause of the sale. '
The present head of the princely house
has failed for over 1,500.000, through dis
astrous building speculations. His son
fortunately is married to one of the Torlonia
family, which is imensely rich, otherwise
the Borghese race would soon sink into
obscurity, as so many of the great noble
families of old have done.
A MUSICAL TRIUMPH.
Paris Excited Over the Advent of an Amer
ican Soprano.
TBT DUNLArS CAULS COMPANY.
London, Jan. 9. Another American
soprano has just been setting all Paris agog.
This is Miss Ailing, or MlVe, as" she is
styled in the programme, and she hails
from Boston. In the revival of "La
Patrie," at the Grand Opera, the success of
the evening was undoubtedly made by her
singing in the part, which was originally
created by Mme. Krauss.
It is sale to say that tbe role was never so
well sung as by the young American ladv.
who was a pupil of the French Academy of
Music. By her performance she has clearly
shown herself to be one of the' greatest
dr.imatic sopranos now living. All the
leading critics are united in their judg
ment of the young artist, and their praise is
enthusiastic. This is another leather in tbe
cap of Brother Jonathan.
KILLED BY THE KING.
The Infant Monarch ot Spain Causes His
Governess' Death.
TBT DDNLAP'S CABLE COUPANT.I
London, Jan. 9. The Queen Regent of
Spain is greatly distressed at a most un
fortunate event tbat has occurred in the
royal household. The governess of tbe
Infant King of Spain, Senora Tncous, was
watching the baby monarch while he was
indulging in a fit of romps, when suddenly
be leaped into hef lap, upset her chair,
causing her to fall to tbe floor with great
violence.
The unfortunate lady sustained such
severe internal injury that she died from
the effects, and Her Majesty, the Queen,
together with the whole court, are inconsol
able. The deceased lady was a general
favorite, and her 'sad end will cast a gloom
over tbe Spanish metropolis.
EARL ROSEBERRTS LUOK.
He Secures a Big Fortune Through the
Death of 'His Wife.
TBT SUKIAT'S CABLE COMPAlfT.l
London, Jan. 9. The Right Honorable,
the Earl of Roseberry, is deemed a lucky
man by the public at large, for by the prov
ing of the will of his late wire it is found
tbat he gets a sum equivalent to $3,500,000,
in addition to the fortune which reverts to
the children, but which is settled on him
and which ut the time of their marriage
amounted to $12,000,000, a sum the late
Lady Roseberry inherited from her father.
Baron Meyer de Rothschild.
MR& LANQTRTS NEW PLAY.
The Jersey Lily to Shine In a Dramatiza
tion of Carmen.
IBT BTOLAP'S CABLE COMPACT. 1
London, Jan. 9. Mrs. -Langtry will, it
is said, soon nrodace a piny on the subject
of "Carmen." -The history of this piece is
rather curious and worthy of being chroni
cled. Some time ago Justin Huntley Mc
Carthy, a son of the present leader of anti
Parnellite party, started in to make a play
out of the materials of Bizet's popular
opera. He soon discovered that F. C.
Burnand, the editor of Punch, was engaged
in converting. the opera 'nto a play for the
Jersey Lily. Insteadjif quarreling over the
matter of priority, or any of a possible
--wt -:-.
SATURDAY,
gANURY
dozen other questions that .would occur to
any authors, the two joined forces, and as a
result an excellent play, it is said, has been
produced. Mrs. Langtry is high in hopes
over it.
Bjthe way, last night was the fiftieth of
"Cleopatra," which continues to attract
large audiences. On the 20th inst, Mrs.
Langtry will appear as Lady Teazle in the
screen scene of "The School for Scandal,"
at a benefit which is being organized for M.
Marius, who waB the husband of Florence
St. John.
- STARVING IRISHMEN.
A Slob of Unemployed Laborers Demand
Work or the Authorities.
By Associated l'ress.1
Coee, Jan. 9. While a meeting of the
Board of Guardians, of Clonialky, was in
progress to-day, a mob of about 100 laborers
from the seacoast neighborhood suddenly
broke in'upon the Board. Heedless or the
remonstrancces and of the show of resistance
made by the police, the laborers insisted
upon having a hearing. The Guardians
finally consented to listen to the spokesman
of the party.
The latter said that they and their families
were literally starving, and that they had,
individually, not been able to cam a shilling
in six months. They demanded work, and
told the Guardians that they were driven fo
desperation by the sufferings they and their"
families endured. The Guardians promised
to do their utmost to relieve their distress,
but the means of the Guardians are limited.
Miss Parnell Enters the List.
Dublin The Freeman's Journal to-day
publishes a letter written by Miss Anna
Parnell, sister of Charles Stewart parnell,
and classes Miss Anna Parnell as being "the
most remarkable woman of her time," say
ing that she "maintained the struggle
against.coercion in 1881 and 1882 after the
Land League bad been suppressed and the
leaders imprisoned." In this, letter Miss
Anna Parnell says tbat she has no opinion
as to which side is right, and suggests that
"if the Home Rule Association revived on
a National, independent basis, it would pro
tect and prevent the interests of the country
from suffering through the conflict What
is there to hinder Mr. Gladstone and the
Liberals from repeating, after tbe next elec
tion what they did after 1880? They
do not tell us why tbe Conservatives
may not give home rule. English parties
change like Irish parties, but not so fast.
Tbey do not explain if racial hatred is ex
tinct, why the brutal, bloody Balfour is
where he is; why. the British paity, whether.
Liberator Conservative, alwavs receive a
mandate to persecute Ireland, nor why,
when the Liberals are out of office, they are
the only body entitled to represent the
British race."
The Caroline News at Madrid.
Madrid The news tbat has reached
here' via San Francisco and New York, as
to the era of insurrection and bloodshed
existing in the, Caroline Islands, between
the natives and the Spanish troops quar
tered there, has caused a great sensation
here. It is cared that the United States
may claim Heavy damages from Spain for
losses suffered, by American citizens. The
Americans here hope that the action of Ad
miral Belknap, in. dispatching the Cruiser
Alliance to Fob a pi in order to protect the
American missionaries whose lives and
property were endangered, will have a ben
eficial effect. Further and more detailed
news from tbe Caroline Islands is anxiously
awaited.
Glasgow Business Men Take Part.
Glasgow At a meeting of leading citi
zens of Glasgow to-day a committee was ap
pointed to confer with the Board of Direc
tors of the railroads in an endeavor to bring
about some settlement of the railroad strike.
Considerable enthusiasm was aroused when
a number of prominent merchants who send
or receive large Quantities of freight over
the railroads, announced, through a gentle-J
man who acted as spokesman, tbat tbey
were per ectly willing, if necessary, to pay
an increase in freight charges on condition
that this increase would result in the pay
ment of higher wagss to the striking rail
road employes. --
A Massacre In .New Guinea.
Brisbane. A ustic alia Advices re
ceived here from New Guinea give an ac
count of atrocities which have been com
mitted by natives. The reports say that
theTucaree, tbe head-hunting trine of the
islands, made an attack on a villaee, aud
during the raid they massacred- 40 of the in
habitants and looted a large number of
i dwellings. Tbe tribe threaten to make an
attack on some villages near the Govern
ment pot, held under tbe command of
Magistrate Cameron, who has charge of the
Western district. A force of armed con
stables has been sent to the assistance of tbe
magistrate. "
The Wrst End Workod Dp.
London A decided scare was ex
perienced in police circles here to-day, upon
the announcement that the Socialist ele
ment of the unemployed masses of 'this city
had determined to march in procession
through the aristocratic West End. The
police reserves were hastily called out, and
large numbers of mounted police in the
snburban divisions were ordered by tele
graph to report to the police stations about
the West End. The rumor turned out to be
a canard. The Socialists, it seenis, had not
even contemplated the march rererred to.
The Worst Wiuter of the Century.
London It is now the seveuth week of
the prevalence of frost throughout the
United Kingdom, with no signs of abate
ment of tiie severity of the weather. From
John O'Groal's, House to Land's End the
, country is wrapped in snow and can.ilt and
streams are icebound. Even a number of
tidal rivers are frozen fast. For duration
of the frost period, this is the greatest winter
of the century, and in point of severity, the
winters of 1813 ana 1814 alone exceeded it.
Mutiny on an American Ship.
Liverpool TlieAmerican ship Indiana,
Captain Colley, which sailed January 7
from Barrow for New York, has put into
Holyhead, Her crew mutinied and fought
among themselves. Several of the men were
severely wounded with knives. Tbe police
were sent for, and the mutineers will be
taken into custody. The United States
Consul has been notified.
Catholic Missions In 'Africa.
CoLOGNE-The Catholic African Asso
ciation has granted 25,000 marks toward
building a missionary steamer to be use I on
Lake Victoria, in Central Africa; 52,000
marks to be distributed among the various
Catholio mission stations of Africa; 20,000
marks toward the training of German mis
sionaries, and 3,000 marks for the Catholic
sisters in Airica.
A New African Uprising.
Berlin The Berlin Tageblatt has re
ceived advices from East Airica to tbe effect
tbat the natives ofXamu have arisen against
the settlers, having been incited by Rakari,
the deposed Sultan of Yilu. The British
Consul has asked the Sultan of Zanzibar to
send troops to tbe scene of the trouble, as
the position of the English inhabitants is
very critical.
A Portuguese Crisis Imminent,
Lisbon A Cabinet crisis is considered
imminent, and it is stated that there is a
probability that the new Cabinet will be
completely composed of members of the
Progressist party.
ET0PPED THE BALL.
Inspector McKelvy Puts a Damper on tho
Actions of West End Masqueraders. -
Police Inspector McKelvy, of the Third
district, closed a masquerade ball in Metro
politan Hall, on Steuben street, West End,
last night, on account of general miscon
duct. It was being held by the Iron City
Athletic Club. ,
The affair grew so boisterous at 11 o'clock
that the inspector ordered it closed and de
clares that il is the last ball that will be
held in his district that will border'on the
character of this one.
10, ! - isoif-
WANT -BEFOBtt 'LAWS.
In tbe Interest of tbe Toiling Hu
manity, of tbe State.
WHAT THE, KKI6HTS DisHAND.
Powderly Starts' a More for a Big Indus
trial Convention.
A CLOSE WATCH ON UGISUTOES
rFPEClAL TaiKOKAU TO TH OWPATCB.t
Harkisbukg. Jan. 9. The Knights of
Labor in session here to suggest legislation
in the interest Of workingmen mercilessly
denounced the railroad relief fund system
and adopted a resolution, urging the passage
of a law modeled on that of England, to pro
hibit it. Powderly, Hayes and other promi
nent members participated in tbe discussion.
Early in the dav a dispatch was received
from ez-Settator Emery, in which he said
tbe oil producers in Pennsylvania, recog
nizing in the convention wise and timely
concern for the course of legislative reform,
congratulated the Knights and bade them
godspeed in their laudable effort. "Recip
rocal expressions of fraternal feeling and
good will" were returned in a message to
Mr. Emery.
v legislation That Is Wanted.
Among tbe resolutions adopted were the
the following: Recommending the passage
of laws providing for compulsory education
of all children1 under 16 years of age; to pre
vent blacklisting; for appointment of a com
mission to draft a general mining law; pro
hibiting company stores; regulating the ex
amination of miners as provided by the
Gallagher bill,introduced at tbe last ses
sion; favoring free text books; providing tor
an increase of factory inspectors to 12; pro
viding a penalty for the violation of the
anti-monopoly pay bill; to prevent employ
ment of females in factories over 60 hours a
week; to prevent overcharging for mine
supplies; providing for on eight-hour law;
to prevent discrimination by employers with
respect to members of labor organizations;
compelling children between 6 and 14 years
old to attend school at least six months a
year.
A. F. Dewey, of Washington, D. C,
suggested tbe calling of a State convention
of all Jabor organizations, and Mr. Pow
derly, as a result of the discussion, offered
a resolution, which was adopted, favoring
the co-operatiou of all industrial elements
in Pennsylvania in the work of securing
the passage of reform legislation, and to this
end inviting other organizitions to assist
and act with the Legislative Committee to
be appointed by the convention. .
To Watch Labor Legislation.
A resolution was adopted, instructing the
Legislative Committee to be selected by the
convention to publish the record of all tbe
members of the Legislature on Ihbor bills.
M. H. Butler, ot Tideoute; T. F. Caffrey,
Luzerne, and James A. Wriirht, of Philadel-
fihia, were elected the committee to watch
bor. legislation this winter. Hugh Mc
Garvey, a member of the old committee,
was defeated by one vote. The salary of
each member of the committee was fixed at
$5 a day for actual service. McGarvey of
fered a resolution, which was adopted,
recommending the broadening of tbe home
stead act. '
A resolution was adopted requesting the
amendment of the mechanic lien law so as
to give additional protection to labor.
Action was taken looking to tbe defeat of
members who fail to support labor legisla
tion. A resolution was adopted fixing the repre
sentation in the next convention at one dele
gate lor every 500 members or less, and one
lor each district in addition. Powderly and
others congratulated the convention on the
prompt manner in which its work was dis
patched, as well as on the character of the
business .transacted, when- the body ad
journed. .
SENATOR WALLACE'S AFFAIRS.
Denial of the Report That No Assignees'
Bond Haa Been Filed.
(SPECIAL TXLEGBAU TO THE DISFATCS.I
Haeuisbuhg, Jan. 9. A dispatch from
Clearfield published in several papers yes
terday stated that the assignees of Senator
Wallace had failed to.file a bond of $1,000,
000 as required, and that asra consequence all
the real estate of tbe Senator would be sold
on January 30. aud the lien creditors would
receive only a part of their claim, while the
unsecured creditors would receive nothing.
S. J. M. McCarrell, who is one of Senator
Wallace's assignees, and hfs brother-in-law,
said to-day that the assignees had .not failed
to tile the necessary bond, and tbat the time
for the filing had not elapsed: that it had
been duly prepared and signed, and would
be filed in due time.
"Furthermore," said Mr. McCarrell, "the
executions issued against Senator Wallace's
property were issued tbe day belore the as
signment was recorded, and it was largely
because of these executions tbat the assign
ment was made at the time it was. By a
very conservative estimate Senator Wal
lace's property will bring, even after the
executions issued before the assignment are
fully satisfied, more than twice the amount
of bis debts. His creditors will be fully
satisfied, aud will receive a hundred cents
on the dollar. Senator Wallace will not
find himself a poor man by any means when
his affairs are finally settled."
THE 1HATJGTJEAL PARADE.
All Conditions of Societies Invited to Take
Part In It.
nrXCIAl. TILEOIUKTOTUC DISPATCH.!
Habkisburg, Jan. 9. Chief Marshal
Asbury Awl, ft the Governor's inaugural
parade, has issued an order inviting all gen
eral officers, with their staff, detailed mili
tary organizations, old soldier organizations,
political clubs, civic societies and fire de
partments of the State to participate, all to
report to Colonel Awl at headquarters in
this city by Saturday, January 17.
Stranahan tbe Next Deputy.
rSPECIAI. TKLEOHAH TO TUB DISPATCH. I
Harrisbubg. Jan. 9. The presence
here to-day of W. U. Hensel and James A.
Stranahau'is interpreted to mean that tbe
latter is to be the next Attorney General's
deputy. '
SPECIAL Cable Letters from Europe
cover the- Old World for to-morrow's DIS
PATCH. ONE IHDIAN WELL CIVILIZED.
He Cleverly Forges a Government Check In
Arizona for 8125.
. Tucson, Abis., Jan. 9.-Advices from
Slomville state that Modoc Wind aud two
other Apache Indians were field to answer
to United States Commissioner Blake on the
charge of forging Captain Bullfs' name to a
Government check for 12o. TJie forgery is
so well executed that it was not'dt-tected un
til presented to the Assistant United States
Treasury fct San Francisco, where it was
discovered.
The check is dated September 31, and is
sent back to Captain Ballis .or correction.
He could not fiiMtthc stub, nnd says he
Knows nothing ot the check. Modoo Wind
was educated at Carlisle, Fa.
Mississippi's Cash Counted.
Jackson, Miss., Jan. 9. Acting under
a section of the new Constitution, the Gov
ernor has counted the cash in tbe State
Treasury office, and verified the same with
the books. He foundjthe cash' on hand on
January 1 amounted to $323,184.
INVESTORS trill find bargains la to-moT
row DISPATCH. ItfrlvesaUthenawmtoo.
RIDfNG,0rHIS'CHEEK:
Thomas Creamer Pasnes Through Plttsburs
on'a Wager of. 85,000 to Beat 01s Way
from Boston to San Francisco in Twenty
One Days.
AbonfrlO o'clock last night a young man
entered Kewell's restaurant and ordered a
sumptous meal. After be had cleared up
all ithe dishes slick, he walked up to tbe
cashier's desk and said:
"Mister, I guess you'll have to wait for
your pay."
"The cishier began to look wicked, but
his countenance resolved itself into a smile
when the fellow told his story. He said his
name was Thomas Creamer, and he was
18 years old. A Boston museum
offi-red 5,000 to tbe boy who conld
beat bis way from Boston to'San Francisco
and return in 21 days, without using a cent
of money.
Creamer, who is a Philadelphia lad,
snapped at the chance to "travel on his
cheek" for such a big prize,, and started from
Boston December 21. His route lav via Bos
Ion to Philadelphia, Omaha, Evanston, Neb.,
Ogden, Utah, Battle Mountain, iruckee,
California, Oakland Ferry, San Francisco.
He followedthe latter to the letter, passin
througb PitUbarg two days after his start
via the limited. He reached San Francisco
December 31 and came, into Pittsburg be
tween 9 and 10 o'clock last night on a cattle
train.
He is due in Boston to-morrow night.
Alter eating his meal and telling his story,
he commenced to make hisplans tor making
the homestretch. A gentleman in the res
taurant who had engaged a berth on tbe
Pacific express to Altoona told him be could
occupy it, if he could get the chance.
He had already planned to outwit tbe gate
man by a ladder over the fence, and whether
his plans with the sleeping-car porter and
others succeeded remains to be told later.
He had nothing on but a cheap suit of
medium-weight clothes, shoes and a good
slouch cap, and bow he could beat his way
on trains, without sleep, so far is considered
almost miraculous. He travels in style,
however, most of tbe time, making use of
bis cheek to gain tbe aid of persons who
help him out by rideson fast trains; Hesayshe
keeps warm on the trains by dodging the
trainmen, and can go without sleep.
The rival of all time beaters fared well
in Pittsburg last night, and is now doubt
less' either dodging a porter or conductor or
being chaperoned by some person.
ItTJDYABD KIPLING'S series of letters on
America begin In to-morrow's DISPATCH.
They will be the sensation of the day. San
Francisco catches It In the first letter.
SMALL 8CEAPS OF LOCAL HEWS.
Lieutenant Geokoe Sntdek, of the
nineteenth ward police station, was pre
sented with a pair ot fine seal skin gloves yes
terday by Mr. J. Ar- Pbiljips, ot No. 212
Larimer avenue, East End.
There were two small fires last evening, one
in Peter Sbefller's boose, bead of South
Twenty-sixth street, and tbe other at No. SSI
Cedar street. Tbe loss in each case was
trifling.
The Palace Euchre Club, a former prominent
social organization on the Soutbslde. will be re
organized. A meeting for that purpose will be.
held in the Palace parlors next Wednesday
night.
The house of Frank Liggett, on Samson
street. Allegheny, was broken open yesterday
morning, and abont S3S0 In cash and jewelry
stolen. Tbe robber is still at liberty.
Ambrose Suklein's farm In Shaler town
ship was burned Sunday night, together with 11
cows and three horses. Loss, JL500; partly in
sured. Samuel Pastb, who underwent the Opera
tion of bone-grafting- at Mercy Hospital on
Thursday, is doing well. s
The Pittsbnrg Teachers' Academy will meet
at Union Veteran Legion Hall at 2 o'clock this
afternoon.
Dan Dabe Ezechiels has been appointed
director of vocal and instrumental music at the
blind asylum.
The Mission Francaise will hold a meeting at
tbe First Presbyterian Church to-morrow, at 1
p.st. ' "
I EfyESTOItS will find bargains In to-met
row's DISPATCH; Jt gives all the news, too.
LASSOED BY TEE LAW.
-ANTnoirr Wiltz is charged with attacking
James Wharton on tbe Morningslde Road, and
by the persuasive means of ajclnb. indefinitely
borrowing bis watch.
GEor.dE IIaktyek, an Italian, is in jail
wondering how he will explain why he used a
cobblestone on the head ol James Green, of
No. U Clark: street.
John HAitrEn, colored, assaulted Frank
Kosakey. a Pole, out Penn avenue yesterday.
Harper used a club with telling effect npon tbe
Pole s head.
J. M. Oowan and William Sanders were
palled in yesterday nn suspicion of lifting
workingmen's coats off East End fences;
William 11. Anderson, of No. 115 Ross
street, is acensed of deserting his wife.
FRANK G. CARPENTEK tells some new
stories of Lincoln in THE DISPATCH to
morrow, beido giving fresh gossip abont
Ingalls and other public men.
- 4 DAYS'
UNLOADING SALE!
BEGINNING
SATURDAY, JANUARY 10.
Don't Miss-This Great Opportunity to Secure thei
Greatest Values Ever Offered.
t , -,
.62-inch All-wool Cloths at 30c a yard. ' ,
-54-inch not' quite All-wool Cloths, 25c a yard. ,
40 and 43-inch Fine English Plaids, Stripes and Mixtures that were 75c and $L, all ts)
go'at COc a yard.
36-inch Black Serges, were 4uc, jet blacks only, to go at 19a.
18-inch Surah Silks, 19c' 22-inch Surah Silks, 39c.
SI CO Striped Silks to go at COc.
Silk Velvets, all colors, 41c
SiIk Plushes, all colors, 18 inches.wide, all tgo at 41c. i ?
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$15. Coats, Jackets and Newmarkets,
A to Go at $4 90. ;
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Muslin Underwear, soiled, at about one-third off.
Toil da Nord Ginghams; large assortment at 8c a yard. '
Indigo Blue Prints at 6c a yard; best goods only.
Men's Merino Underwear, 38c. was COc. Men's Natural Wool Underwear, 75c, "WlA
$1. Men's White All-wool Underwear, 51, was $1 50. ' a.
Men's best quality Percale Shirts, 7oc, were SI CO. . ' " , '
Men's regular made Half Hose, 19c, reduced from 2Cc ' -" . i "
Indies' "Wool Kibbed Vests at COc, reduced from fl CO. , v
Ladies' Natural Wool Underwear, 7Cc, reduced from SI and SI 23. " - '
Ladles' full regular made Underwear, SI, reduced from 51 62. ..,. S
Lidies'.Wh'ie Merino Underwear, COc, reduced from SI. ' ,(
Children's White and Gray. Merino Underwear small sizes, 15c; large siiej, 23 -
were sold or double.
White Goods and Embroideries, soiled, at about half price.
KHnBLE & SHMSTEM.
A 35 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburg, Pa
THE TRUST NO 1I0EE.
The American Harvester Company
Will Wind Up Its Affairs.
LAW IS THE STUilBLISG BLOCK,
I
Because It Is an Illegal Combine, Bonds
Cannot Ee Floated.
THE LAEE F1KMS KICK TUB. TEACE1:
Chicago, Jan. 9. At a meeting in this
city of the directors of the American Har
vester Company, which a month or two ago
was organized with the enormous capital of
$35,000,000, it was decided to discontinue
the project, and the directors representing
tbe organization of the different States were '
instructed to see that the charters obtaineoL
in their respective States be surrendered.
President McCormick said it the closejof
me meeting: '"This step has been decided
upon only after we were assured that we
could not legally carry out the objects of
the association. Able lawyers were con
sulted, and were of the opinion that under
the laws of 'these States the company conld
not continue in the form in which it had
been started. Therefore, like sensible men,
we concluded to abandon the whole affair."
No Effect on Individual Firms.
Tbe dissolution of the company will have
no effect on the different companies or firms
which were merged into it. Ho change bad
been made in tbe business arrangements of
any one of them, and hence the action of
the new company will work no change ia
the firms.
President McCormick thinks there will be,
no effort made to reorganize the defunct
company. It was only alter long.deli Dera
tion tbat tbe gentlemen crmposing the
Harvester, Trust decided to abandon it. For
more than a week the Board of Directors
has been holding daily sessions in Chicago.
The whole field of the trust's possibilities
was thoronghly canvassed, and thoughtfully
discussed, and the decision was the abandon
ment of the present form of organization.
"VTbe hardest rocks against which the trust
an were the decisions of the Supreme Courts
of Illinois and New York, the former in the
Gas Trust and the latter in tbe Sugar Trust
case, that one corporation "may not legally
hold stock in another corporation for tho
purpose of controlling it.
Bonds Conld Not Be Floated.
The interests involved were so great that
it was agreed tbat 550,000,000 capital would
be necessary to put the combination upon its
feet. Of this sum 535,000,000, representing
the capital stock of the concern, was to
be apportioned among the several con-'
stituent institutions, and $15,000,000 la
bonds were to be issued for working;
capital. When the company attempted to
float these bonds, the Unit-d States Trust'
Company, of New York, through which the
negotiations were conducted, instituted a'
careful legal inquiry into the status of the
American Harvester Company, and as the
result ot this investigation declined to make
the loan, upon 'he ground that the company
had been organized in such a way as to vio
late the statute prohibiting trusts and sim
ilar combinations of capital to limit pro
duction, and to control trade. Other finan
cial institutions were appealed to, but with
the same result.
The Dissolution Practically Accomplish ed
Then it was proposed to raise the neces
sary funds within the company itself, but
the various concerns in tbe firm, becoming
frightened at the lesral aspect of affairs, re-
L I used to tie np their individnal establish
ments where they would be handicapped by
the heaviest legal and fiuancisl liabilities.
Hence nothing but the dissolution of tha
I American Harvester Company remained.
Practically this has -already been accom
plished, but a good deal oi red. tape lormal
Itv must be gone through in winding up ther
affairs of the concern- The Board of- DU -rectors
to-day took the initiatory steps ia
this direction.
An evening paper says: The collapse of
this gigantic business combine, so tar as can
be learned, is to be attributed to the seces
sion of the McCormick Harvesting Machine
Company, the Deering Company, the Whit-'
man-Barnes Manufacturing Company and
the firm of Warder, Bushnell &GIessner..
These individnal companies were not satis
fied with the line of policy mapped out by
the majority of tbe directors in the matter
of raising prices on the farmers and tbe con
solidation of the interests of the supply
houses to the disadvantage of their cus
tomers, and were so rebellious at the meet
ing of the directory that before the night-'
closed they had determined to withdraw
from the combine, cut prices and annihilate
those who remained stead.ast in their pur
pose to bleed the farmers. A merry war ia
in prospect.
FANNIE B. WARD, in her letter for THE
DISPATCH to-morrow, tells of the cruelties
practiced by the Peruvians. They skin sheep
aliie.
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