r THIS IS THE SEASON TO SKLL AND KENT nOCSES. BUYERS AND RENTER LOOK FOR BARGAINS IN THK KVKRY JIORMSO DISPATCH. FOETY-MFTH YEAR Sudden and Tragic End of the Secretary of the Treasury TOILE AT A BANQUET. He Had Just Concluded a Brilliant and Humorous Speech When a LOUD GASP STARTLED ALL. Before Anyone Could Reach Him the Stricken Man Fell Prone Upon the Floor. THKEE DOCTOCS WERE PRESENT, But .ery rffort at Eesuscitation Troved I'scless, and the Death Was An nounce to the Company. A GUEAT SHOCK FOE TOE PRESIDENT. Ee Is Mud Mcvtd ly the Enmeaiy-Brcktn InWli- grace of .Another Sid Misfcrttue m Bis Cxt.nct Circle. THE OUTLINES OF A VERY NOTEWORTHY CAREER Iftr CIAI. TELEOKAM TO THK DISPATCH.1 2Cr. Yokk. Jan. 29. The Hon. Will iam Windoin, Secretary of the Treasury of Hie United States, died under the most tragic circumstances to-night, almost while in the act of speaking at the annual banquet of ihe New York Board of Trade and Trans portation, Inch was held at Delmonico's. Tbe banquet was attended by about2oO of the leading mcrchantsand citizens of New York, who had been listening with great interest to the clear exposition of his finan cial views by tlie Secretary, and to the oc casional flashes tf wit with which he en livened a naturally dreary subject. He was to all appearances in excellent Tieaitb. He spoke in a clear, loud voice. His points were made with the expertness of an adroit speaker. He read with fluency and emphasis from a prepared, manuscript, lrom which he deviated only for a moment to request that his hearers should refrain fiom interrupting him with applause, in order not to take away from the time of the speakers assigned to succeed him. The Last A ords of HU 'Npeech. He had finished his speech about 10 o'clock with these words William Windom. Give u direct and ample transportation facil ities, unucr the American flag and controlled 1) American citizens; a currency sound m a ualit and adequate in quantity; an Interna tional bank, to facilitate exchanges, and a sys tem ol rcciproutt, carefully adjusted within th lines or protection; and not only will our foreign commerce again invade every sea, but etery American industry will bo quickened and our whole people feel the impulse of a new and enduring prosperity. At the close of his speech Secretary Win dom was rewarded with renewed outbursts of applause, and for a moment attention was diverted from him bv the rising of ex-Judge William H. Arnoux, to announce the speaker who bad been assigned to succeed him, ex-Secretary of State Thomas F. Bayard. All Was Mirth and Laughter. Mr. Arnoux prefaced his introduction with a few pleasant remarks about Mr. Bay ard, and had just amused the company by relating an incideut of his travel abroad during the administration of Mr. Cleveland, when he was obliged to make use of a letter which he bad received from Secretary Bay ard in order to procure some lunds to take the place of those which he had failed to re ceive of a bankrupt banking bouse upon which he had a letter of credit. The merriment aroused by the relation of this anecdote had not subsided before the assemblage was alarmed by a loud gasp preceeding from the seat of Secretary Windom, who occupied a chair between Sec retary Tracy and President Ambrose Snow, but a lew feet from where ex-Judge Arnoux stood. All eyes were at once turned in the direction of Secretary Windom, who, in an instant, slid off his chair and lay back with his eyes set and bis face pallid, and with a ghastly expression of suffering that im mediately spread consternation in the room. Secretary Tracy's Futile Efforts. There was a movement to rush to the scene, and about half the assemblage were at once upon their feet. Someone cried, "Water, water," and Secretary Tracy im mediately dashed some water in the face of IIIM DEAD. Secretary Windom from a goblet that was near. Immediately there were cries of: "Keep yonr seats; keep quiet." "Are there any physicians present?" And the next minute three physicians who were among the guests were on their way to Mr. Windom, who, by this time, was lying prone upon the floor. The Secretary was Immediately carried to an adjoining room and laid upon a table, and the utmost efforts were made to restore him, but within a few minutes the doctors concluded that He Was Unquestionably Dead, and the announcement of his death was im mediately made to the awe-struck company, who reverently retired. This dinner of the iew York Board of Trade and Transportation was the occasion of a notable gathering of distinguished offi cials and politicians, and represented all phases ot political faith, as well as to a very great extent the various branches of busi ness in this and other sections of the country connected with trade and transporta tion. The Bepublicans were represented by the Secretary of the Navy, the Hon. B. F. Tracy; the Secretary ol the Treasury, the Hon. William Windom, Attorney General H. H. Miller and Collector Joel B. Er hardt. The Democracy was represented by the Hon. Thomas F. Bayard, William Stein way, the Hon. B. A. Cunningham. The President of the board, Ambrose Snow, wel comed a notable collection ol New York's business men. The six tables were respec tively headed by Erastns Wiman, John Mc Kesson, Jr., William H. Webb, Jordan L. Mott, Oscar S. Strauss and Seth E. Thomas. The Introduction ot the Secretary. The Bev. D. Parker Morgan, D. D., in voked the divine blessing, and the banquet, which was in ten courses occupied about two hours, at the end of which time the President introduced as the toastmaster of the evening ex-Jndge Arnoux, and the first speaker was the Hon. William Windom, Secretary of the Treasury, whose topic was: "Our Country's Prosperity Dependent Upon Instruments of Commerce. Mr. Windom was peculiarly happy in making the points of his speech clearly understood by an audience which, although not a little hilarious, was evidently much interested in the startling statistics which he brought to bear upon his subject. His figures which demonstrated.the signal superiority of this country in manufactures, in agriculture, in mining and in banking were received with special marks of ap preciation. His remarks upon the foreign commerce of this country and his plans for its improvement elicited great applause, and that part of his speech relating to the silver question, which was near the close, was delivered with special emphasis and listened to with marked attention and Especially That Passage of Scripture which he quoted: "He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver." Through out the whole of his speech the entire atti tude and bearing of the Secretary was that of an active business man in the best of health. There was no faltering in his voice. There was no hesitation in his manner. There was no undue haste nor in the slight est degree an indication of the tragedy which was to follow. The physicians who first reached the Secretary were: Dr. W. T. Bobinson, Dr. E. J. Whitney, and Dr. John H. Covcrley, of Brooklyn. Mr. Windom's private secrr tary, Mr. Henley, reached him very quick ly. As soon as the Secretary fell the guests on his side of the room, among whom were Mr. Murat Halstead and Collector Erhardt, began to move away the chairs from the guest's table so as to make room to carry Mr. Windom out. Carried to an Adjoining Room. Those who carried him out were Mr. Homer Lee, Dr. Durant, President Ambrose Snow and Dr. Whitney. They immediately carried Mr. Windom to an adjoining room, which had been used by the waiters as a temporary depository lor the viands, the wine and the dishes. A long mahogany table, which was ranged before Windom's on the north side of the building, was in stantly cleared and the Secretary was laid prostrate upon it- His necktie and collar were instantly opened, the upper part of his clothing removed, and a number of the guests gathered around to render what aid they could. The windows were opened to give him air, and one man tanned him vigorously while another slapped his hands. Another bathed his temples, another rubbed him, bat in a few moments the doctors began to shake their heads solemnlv. Dr. Whitney held one pulse and Dr. Bobinson another, and they felt in vain for the throbbings that denoted life. They -listened in vain for heart beats, and then the word was whis pered from one to another, "He is dead." ETery Attempt at Resuscitation. The doctors bad sent for brandy, and had administered copious draughts. They had sent for digetalis. but a bottle of it was brought too late. They applied ammonia to his nostrils, but it revived no sign of life. An electric battery was brought, and a strong current was sent through his body, in a vain effort to revive a spark of life. But all these efforts were fruitless, Mr. Windom never spoke a word from the time he finished his speech. It was 9:55 when he closed bis speech, and it was 10:06 when the physicians finally pronounced him dead. Secretary Tracy, Collector Erhardt and Attorney General Miller hovered anxiously near Sir. Windom watching every move ment of the doctors and listening with the deepest interest to whatever information they could obtain. The doctors were loath to announce a fatal result. They called for more light, and men at once sprang to light the big chandeliers which bad been dimmed at the close of the banquet. Then the doc tors passed their fingers over the open eyes of the prostrate man. They found that even the eyes had lost their sensitiveness, and then thev said: "He is dead beyond ques tion." Not a Glimmer of Hope. The doors were closed and only a few of tbe guests were admitted to the room, so that up to the last moment the crowd at the diuner table outside were kept in anxious suspense. When the result was no longer doubtful, Mr. Arnoux went into the dininir hall and resumed his place a tbe head of the table, :nd amid the most breathless at tention, he said: "My friends, it is my painful duty to make an announcement to you at this time. We have listened for the last time, in all human probability, to the voice of William Windom, lor he lies pros trate in deatn in the adjoining room. TTftder the circumstances, of course, we will retire as quietly as possible." And then over-awed with tbe solemnity of the occasion the guests silently left the banquet hall. Secretary Tracy said that he had observed no' unusual appearance as to health with reference to Secretary Windom, during the journey from Washington. They left on the 10 o'clock train and he had been with him all day, and he said nothing could have surprised him more than the tragic occur rence ol the evening. Has Been Subject to Heart Disease. It appears that Secretary Windom has been subject to heart disease. Only three or four days ago he had a slight attack of heart disease while passing up the Treasury steps. It was bnt a slight attack, and he was in no way incommoded bv it. He ate sparingly and drank moderately at the din ner, and made no complaint of ill-health. He was, to all appearances, as healthy a man as when he worked at the saddlers' bench at Mount Vernou, O. The only relative of Mr. Windom present was Mr. David.G. Bailee, or this city, who it distantly related by marriage. The news of Mr. Windom's death was at once sent to his intimate friend, James B. Colgate, of this city, who arrived within a few minutes. A telegraphic dispatch was at once sent by direction of Secretary Tracy to President Harrison, informing him of the death of Mr. Windom. Another dispatch was sent to Mrs. Windom and her two daughters, who are in Washington, so that they might take the first train lor this city. MRS. WINDOM NOTIFIED. v THE HEWS FALLS uke A KNELL UPON A CABINET RECEPTION. All Washington Soon Informed of the Secre tary's Death The President the First to Break the News The Scene lu the Bereaved Household. -special TEX.XGUM TO TIHC DISFATCn.l Washington, Jan. 29. The gay world of Washington was assembled at the home of the Postmaster General to-night when the startling news came of the death of Secretary Windom in New York. The President was at Wanamaker's, and it became his sad duty 'to announce to the stricken widow the news of her bereave ment. For the second time within a year President Harrison has been called upon to carry to members of his official family the first sad tidings of death. There was great consternation among the large crowd in the two parlors of the Wan amaker mansion when the news came, and one of the first guests to hear It was Mrs. Windom, as tbe President sought her side at the earliest possible moment This wis at about 1030, and within a few minutes the reception had come to an abrupt close, and the gnests, with the exception of the personal friends, all departed. While they were leaving the house the news of the Secretary's death was spreading like wildfire about the city. In ten minutes the news was in every hotel and public place in the city. Mrs. AVindom's daughters and Miss Cole gate, of New York, accompanied her to the Wanamaker reception, and at 11:15 when these ladies returned to their home. In ten minutes the President, Secretary Proctor and Postmaster General Wanamaker en tered the house. Soon many other Iriends came and endeavored to calm the grief of the widow and orphans. Tbe Secretary's family consisted of a mar ried son and two young daughters who have but recently made their bow to society. The son lives in this city, and is an architect in the office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department. THE SECRETARY'S CAREER. SALIENT POINTS IN THE LIFE OF THE DEAD STATESMAN. Stndent, Prosecuting Attorney, Congress man, United States Senator and Secre tary of the Treasury Under Two Admin istrations The Record of a Busy Pnblic Life. Washington, Jan. 29. William Windom was born in Belmont county, O., May 10, 1827. He received an academic education; studied law at Mount Vernon, O., and was admitted to the bar in 1850. In 1852 he becam- Prosecuting Attorney for Knox county, but in 1855 he removed to Minnesota, and soon afterward he was chosen to Congress from that State ns a -Republican, serving from 1859 till 1SG9. In thit body he served two terms as Chairman of tbe Committee on Indian Affairs, and also was at the head of the speciaLcommit tee to visit, the Western tribes In 18G5, and of that on tbe conduct of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in 1867. In 187P he was .'ppointedto the United States Senate to fill the unexpired term of Daniel S. Norton, deceased, and was subse quently chosen for the term that ended in 1S77. He was re-elected for the one that closed in 1883, and resigned in 1881 to enter the Cabinet of President Garfield as Secre tary of the Treasury, but retired on the ac cession of President Arthur in the same year, and was elected by the Minnesota Leg islature to serve the remainder of his term in the Senate. In that body Mr. Windom acted as Chairman of the Committees on Appropriations, Foreign Affairs and Trans portation. He was appointed Secretary of the Treasury by President Harrison, and has since served in that capacity. He left Washington this morning, appar ently in perfect health, to attend the ban quet of the Board of Trade and Transporta tion at New York this evening, where he was to make an address outlining the official policy of the Government. THE PBESIDENT IS SHOCKED. When He Receives tbe News He Is Unable to Express His Emotion. Washington, Jan. 29. When the news of Secretary Windom's death was first com municated to the President by a reporter, he was so shocked and overcome by the sudden announcement that he was unable to say anything with respect to the loss he has suffered. BEADING'S HEW MOVE. It Looks Like an Alliance With the Lehigh Valley System. SPECIAL TELEQUAM TO THE D18PATCB.1 New Yokk, Jan 29. A story was current to-day that the Philadelphia and Beading had fallen out with tbe Central Bailroad of New Jersey, and that it had withdrawn all of its New York freight and coal business from the latter, turning it over to the Lehigh Valley Bailroad, pending the completion of the new Port Beading Bailroad from Bound brook to Perth Amboy. This was looked upon as a sign of a possible far-reaching alliance between the Beading and Lehigh Valley systems. Such a step would save the building of two parallel roads, which have been mapped out. and would render another road profitable which otherwise might not pav its fixed charges. President McLeod, of the Beading, said in his last annual report that tbe facilities at Communipaw furnished by the Central for handling the Beading freight were utterly inadequate. Jersey Central stock was hammered down several points on the Stock Exchange to-day. THE DEADLY ELECTRIC WISE. It Causes the Death of a Man at Braddock and Others Are Injured. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TB DISPATCH.1 KoslEstead, Jan. 29. At the Edgar Thomson works this afternoon a terrible accident occurred, which has probably cost the life of one man and the injury of two others. William Brown and George King were employed in 'making repairs on some machinerv where an electric line had been thrown down, and"k,was cut in two by a freight engine. Brown picked up the line, supposing it to be dead, and playfully threw it over King's head. .Brown made the connection bv making both ends meet, and was instantly killed, while King was badly shocked, as was an other man who ran to their rescue. King would have been tilled also had not a work man struck the wire with a crow bar, sever ing it. Ladner Was Nominated. SPECIAL TKLXGKAM TO TUB DltFATCn.l Philadelphia, Jan. 29. Ladner -was to-day nominated by the Democrats as their candidate for Mayor. PITTSBURG, FRIDAY, A-VERY MILD REBUKE Administered to Cameron by the Republicans in the Legislature. BY A STRICT PARTY VOTE Pennsylvania Senators Are Instruct ed to Favor the Force Bill. GOV. PATTISON MAY TAKE A HAKD, And Enliren the Proceedings bj Vetoing the Resolution. THE SITUATION AN INTERESTING ONE SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TUX DISPATCH. Habbisbubg, Jan. 29. Tbe programme of Senator Cameron's intimate friends to forestall and prevent any resolution in the Legislature asking him to resign was suc cessfully carried out to-day. It was done by passing the mildest kind of a resolution ratifying the Federal elections bill, and re questing Pennsylvania's Senators in Con gress to give it their support. It was a significant fact that this resolu tion was presented by Senator Williamson, of Huntingdon. He was one of the party of three Pennsylvania legislators who called upon President Harrison last Tuesday to urge a local appointment, and who were so unmercifully snubbed by His Excellency on account of the Cameron feud. William son has felt sore abont it ever since, and only too willingly took part in the move ment to let Cameron down easy. Harrison Accidentally Saves Cameron. There are those here who believe that the episode in the White House had in this way as much to do with saving Cameron from the humiliation of a bitter formal denunciation in the Legislature as anything else. Presi dent Harrison's anger reacted in a way he did not expect. Mr. Johnson, of Cameron county, at tracted attention by trying to explain Sen ator Cameron's vote to shelve the elections bill, on the theory that he did it to save the apportionment bill, and thus benefit his party. Mr. Johnson thinks Cameron looked further ahead than most Republicans. The resolntion introduced in the Senate this morning by Mr. Williamson was as follows: Whekeas, It Is our unalterable conviction that the free and untrammeled right to exer cise tbe suffrage should be guaranteed and en forced by the National Government in all na tional elections; and. Whereas, We hold it as a self-evident truth that where representation is based on popula tion. Every Legally QnallDod Elector in that population Is entitled to the opportuni ty to cast bis ballot and to have that ballot fair ly counted; and. Whereas, Some measure to secure thi3 right to vote and to have such vote counted has been pledged by tbe Republican party in Its national and State platforms. Resolved (if the House of Representatives concurs). That our United States Senators be eatnestlyreqtlested. to use every honorable ef-loxtJA-secnr tho passage of. tbe federal elec tions bill. SenatorGobin assumed that theresolntion would meet the concurrence of the Republi cans of this chimber, as it should tne Re publicans of the entire State. He thought it due to those Bepublicans who think there should have been no occasion for such a resolution to say something before the votes were cast. He said there was no question of veracity between Senator Cameron and him selr. In an acquaintance ol 20 years he had never known Senator Cameron to tell an un truth. He then went into an explanation of his understanding with Senator Cameron regarding the elections hill before the caucus. He bad no censure lor benator Cameron, whose action was a matter of his own conviction.. There will be no misun derstanding between them. An Excuse for the Senior Senator. Senator Thompson, of Harnsburg, who nominated Cameron in the recent Bepublican caucus for re-election, and who went with Dick Quay and William B. Leeds to Wash, ington yesterday to get Cameron to agree to the plan to forestall extreme action on the part of unfriendly legislators, said this resolution should pass because the news papers had led to a good bit of misunder standing about Senator Cameron's action and his attitude on the elections hill. '"You must all know," continued Mr. Thompson, "that a motion for the previous question is what Cameron voted on, and not on the elections bill. Mr. Cameron has as sured me that when the elections bill would come up in proper order he would do all in his power to have it amended to suit his views on the subject, and if not able to ac complish that be would make every effort to secure tbe passage of a bill that would suit all Bepublicans. Senator Packer, of Tioga, then said: X regret that events have taken place in the Upper House of Congress which calls for this action to-day. We Republicans should have at tended to this matter in a caucus, as it is a family affair. In caucus nearly three weeks ago we drd adopt a resolution like this, calling on our Representatives at Washington to sup port the elections bill, and now I regret that wo must again do the same thing. Senator Hoblnsnn.ot Delaware It appears to me that this is all like "tho uay after the af fair." It may be too late. I don't think there is any Republican in Pennsylvania but who favors that elections bill. True, we have been taught that United States Senators are superior to the instructions of any Legislature, but they are not superior to public opinion. This resolution should be passed to servo notice on the Repub licans at Washington that the Republicans of Pennsylvania want this or a stronger bill passed. We want the men at Washington to know that it is puerile and cowardly not to protect tho ballot ot tbe black man. The prin ciple is a part of tbe organic law of the Re publican party and is not to be reviled and spat upon. This closed the debate. Senator Boss, the Democratic leader, called for a yea and nay vote. Senator Williamson's resolution was thereupon adopted by a vote of 29 yeas and 18 nays. A Vote Upon Party Lines. It was a strict party vote, all the Dem ocrats voting against the resolution and all the Bepublicans for it. The Chair ordered the resolution to be messaged to the House for concurrence. It was now plain how the more bitter Bepublicans were to be com pelled to vote for the softly written resolu tion. .A party vote would force them to do it. If they kicked the traces it left tbe way clear for tbe Democrats to pass a resolution indorsing Cameron's vote against the elec tions bill. Of the two evils they chose the least. j. All the excitement was now transferred to the House." President Penrose hurried over before the message clerk, and, going quietly to Speaker Thompson's desk, informed him of what was coming. Then he went to Dick Quay's desk, and gave the word that a party vote must be preserved in order to prevent an unseemly row. When the House Clerk had read the Sen ate resolution, Mr. Missimnier, oi the Dem ocratic side, t once gave notice that he would want a yea and nay vote on the paper, which call was seconded by Brooks, on the Bepublican side. Not Much Time Allowed for Debate. Mr. Coray, the, young Bepublican from j JANUARY 30, 1891. Luzerne countv, who was one of T-aggart's agricultural eleven in last week's excitement, arose to speak. Both Mr. Brooks and Mr. Stewart, of Philadelphia, jumped up to cut him off with the point of order that a call had been made for the yeas and nays. Jesse -M, Baker, in the interest ot fair play, pro tested against this, and Speaker Thompson sided with him by declaring that he had not yet notified the clerk to proceed with the roll call, and debate was therelore in order. Mr. Coray simply said: "All I wanted to say was that if I had been drawing up that resolution I would have put something in it like virus." Mr. Baker, of Delaware, said: It strikes me that at this time the golden opportunity lor producing Jo t what the reso lution asks for has gone by. To me this pro cedure resembles a post mortem. I claim the right to vote as I pleasi. My constituents have manjf rights; so have I. When I cannot vote as I please, I have no further desire to be a member of this House. When we elected our Senators to Congress we reposed confidence in tbem, and wo must sometimes believe that they vote as they think, for the best. I niyselt have little faith In the elections Dill. I have lived in tbe Soutu, and I do not think the plan in that bill will solve the race troubles there. But as it is a party principle involved in that bill, I believe that ourrepresentatives at Washincton snould have voted for it. As a party measure, therefore, I will vote for this resolution. Tliinkins of the Might Havo Been. Mr. Coray I admire Mr. Baker's candor. If the senior Senator from Pennsylvania at Wash ington 'had displayed halt as mucn candor, he could have not been re-elected here a week ago , Ihe Speaker The gentleman will confine himself to tho question before tho House. Mr. Coray But I do not believe the senior Senator from Pennsylvania wiU.'tecard this resolution any more bindlng-thaahe did the similar resolution passed by tueaucus. The Speaker The gentlemaa'fcaotconflnlng himself to tbe real question. rtiijSi Captain Magnln, of DeIaware--XIHIer from Mr. Baker, my colleague, as to the good of the elections bill, but I agree with him as to the fact that all this is like locking the stable door after the horse is out. We are talking hare of ballot reform in Pennsylvania. Mr. Cameron should know that we believe before there can be ballot reform it borne there must be ballot reform all over the nation. Mr. Johnston, of Cameron Tbe Republicans of Pennsylvania have a great interest in this topic Thev havo watched tbe events at Wash ington tholast Uvt days closely. Perhaps when alittle more time has rolled by and when the smoke trora 1 irge and small guns has cleared away to some extent we will be better able to ftpn tho situation. Removed at Some distance from tho scene, we may not at this time fully comprehend tho exigencies of the case. We must not forget that votingagalnstthe previous question, as Mr. Cameron did, is not voting di rectly against the elections bill. We must not forget tbat voting for the apportionment bill was-an act of no little importance to the Re publican party. An increased representation in Congress is of overpowering importance to our party. I have faith in our senior Senator. I hae been taught that a Legislature has no rigut to instruct members of a higher body; yet back of this resolution there is a public in terest in Pennsylvania so great that 1 hope our Senatorsjwill recjgnize it and respect it. captain aKinner we uemocram nave no in teiest in this matter. It is a matter for the Re oublicans to decide. They should have done it in caucus by themselves. For that reason I move to indefinitely postpone the resolution. Got Into a Little Jangle. Pending a vote on Captain Skinner's mo tion, Mr. Stewart, the Philadelphia Bepub lican, and Bush Gillan, tbe Franklin county Democrat, got into an amusing jangle. Stewart was trying to not censure Cameron and at the same time indorse the elections bill, and Gillan stumped him with the direct question: "What great principle of the Republican party did Cameron vio late in simply voting not to close debate?" Stewart was unable to make a sensible an swer, and the house enjoyed his discom fiture. Ward Bliss, the Delaware county Bepub lican, made the last speech. He said it'was amusiug to see the attempts of some of the speakers to sugarcoat this dose for Cameron. No matter how it was worded, it would ,be understood bv the public to be a censure of Mr. Camcron' course, and the Legislature might as well see that themselves. M- kinner'a motion to indefinitely post pone was defeated by 115 nays to 70 ayes, the latter all being Democrats. The question then recurred on the original Senate resolution, and the roll was called. It was adopted by 115 yeas and 77 nays, a party vote as before. Throughout the pro ceedings the -Jobbies and galleries were crowded, and frequent applause interrupted speeches. SioriEL. A FATAL OBJECTION TO THE NEW TAX BILLBAISED BY EEP EESENTATIVE FINLEY. A Clauso That Makes a Dangerous Possi bility This Can Only Be Overcome by Amending tho Bill Arguments for the New Measure. irltOJl A STAFF CORHESrOUDK2T. Habp.isbukg, Jan. 29. An important objection was raised to-night "in the Ways and Means Committee of the House against the new tax bill from the. State Revenue Commission. Giles D. Price, a member of the Commission, was before the committee, arguing in favor of the bill. Mr. Finley, of Washington county, told bim that if the bill is to become a law, it must be made proof against the Supreme Court. Hesaid there were several features of the bill which would, therefore, have to be remodeled. One is this clause in the list of taxable property: "All gross earnings or income from trades, professions, occupations and investments of money or capital in excess ot $300 to each natural person." Mr. Finley said this clause has aroused a feeling that the tax proposed will be upon the gross receipts of a corporation or firm. This is a dangerous possibility. He said the bill would have to he amended to make a distinction between "gross income" and "net income." Mr. Price, who helped draw up the bill, contended that "gross income" and "gross receipts" are terms that cannot possibly be conlounded. The majority of the committee, however, Beemed to think him wrong. It was tbe opinion that tbe national income tax answers the question of what a man's income is, and this bill should be modeled after that. If this bill should pass with this clause untouched it would be a matter of tens of thousands to large manu facturing corporations. Leonard H. Rhone, Master of the State Grange, appeared before the committee, also urging tlie adoption of their bill as tbe best means to relieve farming lands of the inequalities of taxation by compelling corporations to pay a greater proportion of the taxes. Attorney General McCamant spoke in favor of another plan, that is to give all the revenue from liquor licenses to the counties, and to divert one hall, instead of one quarter o, the money received from State corporation taxes, into tbe countv treasuries, for both of which purposes bills are now before the House. PATTIS0N MAY VETO IT. The Resolution of Censore for Cameron Can Still lie Blocked. FBOM A STAFF COKTtESrONDEST.l Habkisbtjbg, Jan. 29. At n late hour to-night Democrats are boasting that Gov ernor Pattison will return the concurrent resolution about United States Senator Cam eron and the elections bill with his veto. They declare that as a Democrat he can't consistently sign a paper asking Cameron to vote for a measure which the Democrats are against. If Pattison vetoes the resolution it will cause more fun in the Legislature. The Bepublicans lack a few votes of the two- thirds majority to pass the resolntion over the Governor's veto. NO EXTRA SESSION, Congress Is Now Just Rushing Business to Make Up for Lost Time. BUT THE- FAINTEST'CH ANCE Of an Attempt for the Resurrection of the Elections Bill. NO STATEMENT YET FROM QUAY. The Apportionment Measure ' Passes Senate Without Trouble. the CARLISLE'S POINT NOT WELL TAKES -FROM A 6TAJT COnBESFOUDEXT.! Washington, Jan. 29. After months of unrest on account of the elections bill now that that measure seems to be out of tbe way both House and Senate have set tled down to work, and if no other disturb ing influence intrudes legislation will be disposed of with a rapidity that will pre clude any chance for an extra session. The Democrats of the Senate are in Aarmingly gracious mood, and scarcely mt '"'ow of resistance to the npportionmer av. for a wonder, went through u- Tfif. ttQ, ifcS day almost word for word as the House. Almost invariably the Senate treats House bills as though the latter body were incapable ot drafting anything satisfactory; but for once the Honse of Lords compli mented the Commons with a complete in dorsement of the sense, sound and grammar. A Point Raised by Carlisle. Mr. Carlisle's attempt to make a Consti tutional point against the bill that the Electoral College of 1892 must be based upon the present representation, is regarded as a rather weak effort on the part of so usually well informed a gentleman, and the popular Kentuckian is very much discom fited at the failure of an argument upon which he had prepared with great care, but in which he had strangely overlooked a mass of fact and precedent. The truth is the Democrats hardly made a show of opposition to tbe bill. It is esteemed as fair a measure as could be devised ana little to the advantage of the Bepublicans as could be expected. Sandwiched among other things to-day was an occasional query as to whether the closure and elections measures were likely to come up again and the general verdict was that they were dead for all time. Some thing is admitted to depend upon the reso lutions adopted by tbe Harrisburg Legis lature. In fact the election of the Legisla ture is about the only thing that puts much life into the dying discussion of the closure vote sensation. A Sensational Tale Concerning Quay. Indeed, the mitter was so dead to-day that a tew enterprising correspondents had to fall back upon their imaginations for their news items and invent a story that Senator Quay is'to read instantly a volum inous history to the Senate, giving all the secrets of his' private and pnblic life and auswericj-; all the attacks upon him to tbe satisfaction of evervbody but his enemies. Tbe story is so fishy on its face that it hardly needed the denial which Senator Qnay was quite ready to give. Senator Cameron is still at Old Point Comfort, and will receive in that quiet se clusion the news from Harrisburg. Chair man Andrews, of the State Committee, was here to-day. and talked with Senator Quay and other Bepublicans about the affair of the closure vote, and goes back to Harris burg well equipped to do what he can to soitci iny sort of blow that may fall upon the house of Cameron. The story of the snubbing of the Pennsyl vania State Senators by President Harrison on Tuesday is pronounced at the White House to be a very unkind fake. The President has a fair sense of decency and does not insult his Visitors. Tbe Senators recommended a candidate for thejndgeship, and because he didn't at once promise to appoint their man it is assumed they felt offended. Lightner. EOOSEVELrS ENEEGEUC TALK. He Stands Ready to Defend the Civil Service Commission. Washington, Jan. 29. Commissioner Roosevelt and Superintendent Porter, of the Census Bureau, were in attendance at this morning's meeting of the House Committee on Belorm in the Civil Service. Mr. Porter had made some statements at a previous meeting which Mr. Boosevelt had construed into an attack upon the Civil Service Com mission's methods, and he made an ener getic detense of the merit system ot appoint ment as opposed to the non-competitive sys tem of examinations practiced by Mr. Por ter. Mr. Porter's plan, he said, was nearly but not quite as bad as tbe old spoils system and was based in a large measure upon political influence. Mr. Roosevelt said that he had never made an attack on any department. "But," said he, "if any department, from that of the Postmaster General's to Mr. Porter's makes an attack upon the commission, 1 am alwavs ready." He suggested that the law should be amended so as to prohibit any appointing officer from appointing,' promot ing, or dismissing anyone for political reasons. BLAINE'S FLAT C0NTBADICTI0N. No Reciprocity Treaty Is Being Negotiated With Canada. Washington, Jan. 29. Representative Baker, of New York, to-day addressed the following letter to Secretary Blaine: It is reported in the newspapers ot Canada and along the northern border of my State, where my constituents are deeply interested in the subject, tbat negotiations are going on be tween this country and Great Britain with a view to partial reciprocity with Canada, in eluding natural products only and not manu factures; and it is stated tbat Sir Charles Tupper is on his way here as a commissioner to negotiate for such modification to our tarirr. I would be very clad if yon would enable me to answer my constituents. Secretary Blame made the following reply: Deae Me. Baker 1 authorize yon to con tradict the rumors you refer to. There are no negotiations whatever on foot for a reciprocity treaty witb Canada: and von may be assured that no scheme for reciprocity with tbeDomin lon, confined to natural product, will be enter talutd by this Government. We know nothing of Sir Charles Tupper's coming to Washington. Very trnl v yours. James G. BLaia e. BOOMING BUFFINGTON. A Delegation Urging Him for the Vacant District Judgeship. IFnOlt A STA1F CORIiESrOSDEKT.l Washington, Jan. 29. A delegation composed of Judge Sinionton, of Harris burg; Judge Neil, of Kittanning, and Grier Orr, Esq., of Kittanning, called on the President-this morning in the interests of Joseph Baffington, Esq., for the District Judgeship. Thev were introdnced by Rep resentative Craig of the Armstrong county district, and were received with much con sideration. Each" of the gentlemen had something complimentary to say of Mr. Bnffiington. The President responded briefly, with a little verbal photograph of the kind of man he wanted for the judgeship, and the dis tinguished fWr'y were of tbe opinion that the picture very much resembled Mr. Buffington. SILVER POOL INVESTIGATION. An Order Made to Compel the Attendance of Ovrenby. Washington, Jan. 29. Then; were no witnesses present this morning to testify he fore the Silver Pool Investigating Commit tee, Mr. Owenby failing to appear. Con gressman Ketcham, of New York, volun tarily stated most decidedly and unquali fiedly that he had never bought or sold silver or been engaged in any silver transaction either directly or indireetly. He said be had no knowledge with regard to reported silver speculations. Mr. Dinjrley, Chairman of the commit tee, presented a special report of that com mittee to the House. The report states that in tbe usual form a subpena to appear be fore the committee was served upon J. A. Owenby, and that said Owenby had refused or neglected to obey the subpena. He asked the Speaker to compel his attendance. The report was agreed to as a preamble to the order, and as amended the order was made. A WELCOME WINDFALL. THE STARVING WEAVEHS OF SILESIA MAKE A GEEAT DISCOVERY. "Mr Means of an Old Newspaper They Learn 1 VBlg Fund Left Them Fifty Tears :t ? kps Taken to Locate the ri i -eps fBT-Jr, AF'S CAELC COJirAST.l -Vi Berlin, Jan. 29. The starving weavers in Silesia have made a discovery tbat may be the means of saving many of tbem from starvation. One of their number found a newspaper of 1810 which contained a report of a weavers' reserve fund, embracing 90,000 thalers, which was subscribed at tbat time, and set aside for the sole purpose of re lieving weavers and their families in tbe event of an extraordinary famine. Sufficient of tbe fund is known to show that it was originally invested at Breslau, and as it has been drawing interest undis turbed all these years it now must amount to a sum sufficient to be of great use to the sufferers. The weavers are very much excited, and a thorough investigation has been ordered by the Government to discover what has be come of the money and whether it can be secured to the purpose for wnich it was in tended. GREETED WITH YELLS. Another Ko w at the Theater Francalse Over the Prohibited Play. BT DtfitLAP'S CABLE COMFANT.l Pakis, Jan. 29 At the Theater Fran- caise this evening "L'Aventuriere," known in Robertson's adaption as "Home," was substituted for the prohibited play "Ther midor," to the intense disgust of the audi ence, which was large, it being a subscrip tion night. Upon the opening of the second scene the people began to hiss and to call loudly for "Thermidor," and half singing, halt shouting the title of Sardou's play. The curtain was dropped and Coquelin.. came forward to explain that it 'was ia(r sible to perform "Thermidor" in the face of Government prohibition, which information was received with scorn and hisses. After half an hour's yelling and contusion the su dience was requested to allow tbe play "Gringoix" to be presented, to which they graciously acceded with yells. REBELS GAINING GROUND. They Are Having Things Pretty 31ncli Their Own Way in Chile. fBT DUSLAP'S CABLE COHPAWT.l London, Jan. 29. The news from Chile leads to the belief that the insurgents are gaining ground. Their fleet has followed up the occupation of the roadstead of La Lerina, the capital of Conquimbo, by an attack upon the town itself, which was occupied without much resistance by the regulars, who held the schools and hospitals. News from other places is conflicting, but its general tenor indicates tbat the Presi dent's position is weakened. The occupa tion of Lerina is a great advantage to the insurgent forces. The French Government has ordered its vessels of the Pacific squad ron, now at New Zealand, to proceed to Chile. THE STRANGLER'S SENTENCE. Possibility of Its Being Commnted to' Im prisonment for Life. fBT DUKLAF'S TABLE C0MPAST.1 Paris, Jan. 29. The Committee of Pardon are persuaded by Eyraua'a counsel and friends to hold a special sitting, at which it was unanimously resolved to memorialize the President in favor of com muting the strangler's sentence to life im prisonment. LANDS BEYOND THE SEA. The Cream of Old World News by Cable Churned Down to Butter. The Servian cabinet has resigned. Mr- Bradlauoii's condition is worse. Rumoued that tbe Ameer oi Afghanistan is dead. English workmen have decided to strike against tbe shipping federation. The German Government will not interfere with the manufacture of lymph. Election riots at Gallessos, Spain, caused the death of several participants. TBE funeral of Prince Baudouln was solemn ized with pomp at Brussels yesterday. AN avalanche overwhelmed the Greektown of Atbamana, destroying SO bouses and 25 human lives. THE Government has informed the Reich stag tbat the tariff on postal telegrams will be reduced. Dr. Winsthobst. tbe Clerical leader in the Reichstag, was seriously injured by falling down stairs yesterday. The Mayor of Anhalc having been convicted of embezzlement and fled to Leipsic, his wife and father-in-law committed suicide. Premier Cbispi denies tbe charge made by a committee of the United States Congress against Italian consuls in connection with Italian immigration. A H0BBIBLE CRIME. Fiends Attempt to Burn the Body of a Murdered Man. ISFIC1AI. TXLKOItAX TO THE DIDPATCU. Bibmngham, Ala., Jan. 29. George Burton, night watchman at the Sheppard planing mill, was murdered last night and an effort made to burn his body. This morning the body was -found partly in the fire box of tbe big boiler and abont half consumed. The flesh was still burning. slowly. . The man had been shot three times in the 'head before his body was thrown in the fur nace. Ko clew to the murderers or motive for tbe crime have been discovered. Three pistol balls were fonnd in tbe man's head, and each one was of a different size from the others. DO YOU WANT A SITUATION" NUMBERS OF GOOD OPENINGS ADVERTISED EVERY HORNING IN THE COLUMNS OF THE DISPATCH. THREE CENTS. NOT REALWTO TALK, Mine Inspectors Unable or Un willing to Explain the Causes Which Led To THE MAMMOTH DISASTER, Only One Man Signed a Certificate Printed in the Plural. TORCHLIGHTS TO BE ABOLISHED. United Mine Workers Disbelieve the Theory of a Gas Pocket AN- APPEAL TO G0YEEN0E PATTIS05 CTROM A STAFF COEBISFOSDIST.l Mammoth, Pa., Jan. 29. The frightful disaster on Tuesday will result in abolish ing the torchlight from the mines of tba bituminous region, and in making the usa safety lamps imperative. This is the gen eral opinion of the miners of Mammoth, and is indorsed by Mine Inspectors Will iam Duncan, Thomas R. Adams, James Blick and William Jenkins, and ex-Iu-spector Davies. The Mine Inspectors seemed troubled to day, the mine officials were reticent, and the atmosphere was impregnated with anxiety and apprehension. Here and there about the works stood knots of gloomy men talking in undertones of a pnblic ball held at Mammoth on Monday night, and tbe curious coincidence that it was so soon followed by an explosion. Mine Inspectors Blick and Adams were interviewed immediately upon their as cension from tbe pit this afternoon. They were verv reticent, would volunteer no in formation and were not eager to answer direct questions. The conversation went this way: "Have you found the vein of gas which caused the explosion, Inspectors?" "Ko." Only One rireBoss. "Is it true tbat on the third flat, where a pillar had been withdrawn, a Dig block of slate, four feet thick, had fallen from the roof and exposed the rock?" "Yes; I believe it is," replied Inspector Blick. "Doesn't the gas in such mines as thesa always come from the rock?" "Generally it does." "Is it still coming into the mine?" "There is no gas in the mine now." "How does it come that the printed return to be made to the general manager each day before tbe men go into the mine, starts out, wc, the undersigned, showing that it was intended that more than one man should sign it, and yet it bears only one signature, that of Fire Boss William Snaith?" "Well," slowly replied Inspector Adam, "Iunderstand that the mine has not been run ning yeiyifulljoIatej, Jtdepfls upon tk Silt: and cba.-ax$; " -vlitne j to the num ber of fire bosses employed. Sometimes one is enouzh, and again two, or even three are necessary." "Was not Assistant Fire Boss Peter Lowry's services dispensed with recently?" "I don't know anything positive about that." "Isn't it considered necessary that as short a period -as possible should intervene be tween tbe inspection by the fire boss and the time tbe miners go to work?" "Yes," responded Inspector Blick. "The inspection shonld be made as shortly as possible before tbe men go in." Important Testimony Obliterated by Fire. "If, as stated by General Mauager Lynch, the inspection was completed at 3 A. M. and the men went in at 5 or 6 o'clock, would you think tbat too long a time bad elapsed?" "Well, that would depend upon the mine." "Could a fire boss notice three or four hour' ahead of time an impending fall of slate?" "He might not be able to see anything; wrong," said Mr. Blick. "A fall is liable to occur at any time." "Can you see tbe chalk marks ont on the walls of tbe workings to show that they were safe?" "No," replied Mr. Blick. "Can't you find one chalk mark?" "Tbe face of the entire mine was charred by the flame, and would, of course, obliter ate any chalk mark," answered Inspector Adams. "Isn't there always danger in any mine of a sudden inflow of gas?" "Yes." "Could the dust in a mine as wet as this one have caused tbe explosion?" "No." responded Mr. Adams. "Whera there is water in a mine tbe dust will hardly explode. I have known of explosions caused by coal dust, and there are mines in the anthracite region where it is found neces sary tocirry iu water to dampen tbe floors. The dust in the air in the mine might have added to the force of the explosion, but I do not think it caused it." No Opinion to Express. "Then yon cannot say what cansed the ex plosion, or whether it was the resnlt of negligence?" "No; we are here just to help Mr. Jenkins, the Inspector in this district. He will make a report to the Secretary of Internal Affairs, and I presume he will testify at the inquest on Thursday." Inspector Jenkins had nothing to add to his statement published in to-day's Dis patch. He had not yet discovered the primary cause which led to the death of over 100 men. H. C. Frick, the President of the com pany, arrived on tbe scene this morning. He talked to Superintendent Lynch and the Mine Inspectors tor a few moments, looked dejected and suddenly disappeared. A few minutes later a team dasbed away in answer to a telephone call from Mammoth station, a mile awav, and Mr. Frick, accompanied by the Chief Engineer, drove across country to Mt. Pleasant The body of Andrew Loras, a Bohemian boy, was found early this morning. It was lying in the mud in tbe fourth flat, and had been overlooked. The falls have not yet been cleared away, and there are un doubtedly some bodies under the debris There are four Hungarians missing, a trap per, two diggers and a hauler, and how many others may be found can only be con jectured. Several of the men around tha shalt insist that there are 20 or 30 bodies still in the pit. The company's clerks yesterday prepared a list, giving the names of 92 of the 108 killed. Thirty-one of the victims leave wives and families, tnd 61 of those identified and probably all the unidentined, are sin gle. The list is as follows: Heads of Families Killed. Married men Gebbard Hilson, WUlIsi j Hunter, A. C. Lazolle, Daniel Gordon, Willi i 1
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