EI! mJFZWW srr&wviPwj' 3 .,-? fr'fr WvWfmffS9 rv&R&VWF m "tpm? 'JWW&?W !?!& :-Ky- f tje WN$bm SPECIAL TO LET LISTS Appear TO-DAY In TKE 3ISIA.TOIIS CLASSIFIED COLUMNS. RENTERS WILL FIND SPECIAL TO LET LISTS IS THURSDAYS AND MOXDAYS. FORTT-FIFTH YEAR. PITTSBURG, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 189L THREE CENTS. W$mm CAMERON-NUT ALONE In the Silver Transaction and Other Speculations Upon Legislation. MANYSUDDENLYWALTHY Because of Their Inside Knowledge of the Policy of the Leaders of Congress, MADE A CLEAN BREAST OP IT. The Pennsylvania Senator Instructed Mr. Test to Tell the Whole Truth to the Committee. FKOBABLB ACTIOS IK EEITEfcVS CASE. Xew Xames Up for the Portfolio of the Treasury, While the Arrangements for Windum's Funeral Are Beinz Made. PLAKS TOE TBE LAST HOKTH W THE EZSSIOH JprECTAI. TM-IGBAMS TO THE DISrATCH.l Washington, Feb. 1. So many con ictlnr stories bare been circulated as to tbe motive which led Senator Vest to tell tales en Don Cameron that the Senator has made a statement of the (acts. He says he regret very much that his testimony before the committee has given Senator Cameron's opponents in Pennsylvania a pretext to abuse and misrepresent him because he had the courage to vote to lay aside the closure rule and take up the apportionment bill. According to SenatorYest.be went to Sena tor Cameron after certain interests had accus cd him (Vest) of being a member or a con tributor to the pool, and explained the em barrassing position heivould be in unless he treat before the committee and made a state ment. Senator Cameron promptly advised him to do so by all means and tell tbe whole story. Cameron Wanted the Truth Told. "Suppose tbey should ask me if I ever knew of any Senators purchasing silver while the legislation was pending," in quired Senator Vest. "Tell them the truth," replied Senator Cameron, without a moment's hesitation. Time passed on and Senator Vest went be fore the committee and had about com pleted the statement when Representative Uates, of Alabama, asked whether he knew any Senator who had purchased silver within a certain period, and he was obliged to answer "yes." Then he related what he knew of his own personal knowledge re garding tbe transaction between Senator Cameron and Dave Littler. There was no intention on the part pf Senator Test, he says, to injure Senator Cameron, and the latter, who tully understands that, is not as much disturbed over tbe matter as some of his friends. A Factional Fight la Missouri. The facts seem to be that Representative Dockery, of Missouri, who instigated the investigation, is an aspirant for the Demo cratic nomination for Governor, and he is especially unfriendly to Senator Vest. It is alleged that Mr. Dockery hoped to impli cate Senator Vest in the tool transactions, knowing him to be a personal friend of Sen ator Cameron. There is no evidence yet, however, to show that Senator Vest specu lated in silver, and then Mr. Dockery un dertook, so it is charged by Senator Vest's friends, to make it appear that he (Dock ery) fixed things so as to induce Senator Cameron to vote against closure. Tor one thing, the attempt of the special committee of the House of Representatives to ascertain the facts relative to alleged exis tence ol a silver pool has drawn attention to the general subject of gambling among men in public life. It was the opinion of all persons about Washington who have their ryes open, even before this investigation was heard of, that there are a considerable nun bcr of members of both Houses of Con gress who deal in stocks and margins and who constantly speculate in commodities the market of which is affected by legisla tion which they help to enact How Some 11a o Become Wealthy. It is well known also that many men in public life who have become wealthy since being sworn into office acquired their wealth by reason of being able to speculate upon their knowledge of probable legislation. It will not be surprising, therefore, if the Silver Pool Committee manages to uncover a few men in Congress who invested their money in silver on the probability of a rise in its value upon the passage of a free silver coinage law. It is not at all unlikely that the testimony ill develop the fact that other public men than Senator Cameron have had a hand in speculation. Hut if it be true that public nun in "Washington indulge in gambling of tins sort, it is equally true that public opin ion has long ago driven from the capital gambling houses, while in years gone by public men were in the habit of gathering night after night and openly risking their money upon the turn of a card. There is cot in "Washington to-day what is generally known as a gambling resort. There is not, n far as the public knows, a single faro bank or roulette wheel in operation, and the men who gamble do so in their private apart ments or in the rooms of hotels and other places which the public and the law have no right to enter. The Great American Game. Poker playing is, of course, as popular as ever as an amusement in "Washington. Games may came and game may go, but poker is the only species of card gambling that has taken a lasting hold upon the af fections of AVashingtoniaas. A few years ago tl.c game of hearts was drjggcdfrom obi.vion and lor a time seemed to threaten the supremacy of the great American game. Hearts had its day, but that day is gone and poker again reiens supreme.1, It is more popular than ever, and it is rare that .men in 'Washington who sit done for a Quiet little game indulge in any other species of gambling. Poker is played in the elubs universally, and some pretty big stories are told about games for high stakes indulged by Senators and Representatives, officers of the army and navy, civilian officials and men about town. There are'"many cliques of these men who play so constantly that the games are almost continuous, and names are given to dis tinguish them. There are, for instance, the army game, the navy game, the dudes game, the club game, the hotel game, the official game and the senatorial game. Playing of the Toga Wearers. The last game is tbe one which attracts the most attention. Time and again denials have boen made, apparently based on good authority, that any Senatorial game exists. The fact is, however, and it is well known by everybody who keeps posted on what is going on in "Washington, that there is a Senatorial game, and that it is in progress almost constantly night and day for several months in each year. This game is a well known to men who play cards as any of the theaters or hotels are, and during the time when Congress is in session any man who is properly intro duced can join this little game and be as sured of meeting foemen worthy of his steel. The Senatorial game is located in a so-called hotel up town, and is composed, as regular players, of some of the most prominent and well known men in the Senate. These men form what is known as the charter members of the club, and those who are taken in from time to time are called recruits. There are three or four members ot the House who are almost daily seated at the Senatorial game and, strangely enough, two of them have never been suspected of playing by their colleagues. One of the Members of the Fool. One of them is a member from Chicago, and in addition to being a poker player, it is said that he is a member of the alleged silver pool, and that his persistent efforts to secure increased coinage of silver at the last session were largely due to his heavy in vestments in bullion. The third member of the House who belongs' to the Senatorial game is the representative of a rural con stituency in Kansas, and there is probably not one man in the House who has not per sonal knowledge on the subject who would believe for an instant that this man ever sawagameof poker. Yet, according to the statement of one oi the constant participants in the game, this hayseed member is one of the most expert players who ever opened a jackpot. He has a face that no man can read and an appear ance of utter childlike innocence. It is said that he played like a vulture, not for amuse ment, but lor money, and that when en deavoring to free his competition out of their cash he takes no note of time and cares not to either eat or drink. Senator Cameron is still at Fortress Mon roe, and will remain there possibly a few days longer. His friends here say he is highly gratified by the action of the Penn sylvania Legislature, and quite willing to support the elections bill according to in structions, early and olten, whenever it comes before the Senate. It is said that Edmunds, Hoar and Aldrich have all de clared they will never speak to or in any way recognize Senator Cameron again, but even if this be true, it will hardly do serious injury to Mr. Cameron's feelings, as he is known to have very little use for any of the Senators named. HOUSE OF MOURNING. ONLY A FEW CAIXEBS WERE AT THE WISDOM. HOME SUNDAY. Thousands of People, However, Take a Pass ing Glimpse of the Residence The An cient Burial Ground in Which the Re mains Will Be Interred To-Day. FKOU A STAFF COKBMPOSDXNT. Washington, Feb. L The callers at the residence of the dead Secretary of the Treasury were very few to-day, and confined to relatives and intimate friends, but thousands of citizens and visitors walked and drove past the place, to have a glimpse ot the home of the official who died so tragically at a great feast, and who was one of the most popular Cabinet officers ever known to the "Washington public. The residence of the late Secretary is a magnificent brown stone, on Massachusetts avenue. It was not owned by him, but was rented. It is in full sight of the mansion on Scott Circle, which be had erected for his residence years ago, and which was the means of defeating his re-election to the Senate. Pictures of it were circulated throughout his State, show ing what a grand house he had built and lived in, and none of the rural members of the Legislature dared to vote for him. Massachusetts avenue is now one of the moat fashionable promenades. Ancient Rock Creek Cemetery, wher the remains will be interred, is situated on a beautiful slope, a part of which is occupied by tbe National Cemetery, directly north of the Soldiers' Home. It is an eighteenth century burial ground, with a quaint eighteenth century church built of brick imported from -England surrounded with old brick tombs with memorial slabs laid horizontally and shaded by magnificent oak trees. "Not tar. from the church is the clergyman's house, embowered among trees and vines, the open spaces thickly set with beehives, the whole a striking counterpart of the old English glebe mansions. On a pretty slope, close to the main drive of this cemetery, friends of the late Secre tary selected a spot which will be the burial ground of the family. It is not far from the marble vanlt where lie the remains of Francis P. and "Montgomery Blair, and a little above it, toward tbe church, are several brick vaults, decayed and ivy covered, in which are entombed some of the earliest oi the distinguished families ot Washington. ANOTHER CANDIDATE. Controller Lacey Mentioned for the Treasury Vacancy. rCFXCt.lI. TEZ.EGUAX TO THX DISFATCK.J Washington, Feb. L Another name has been added to the list of probable ap pointees to the office of Secretary of the Treasury. This time it is Edward S. Lacey, of Michigan, the present Controller of the Currency. He cannot be regarded as a candidate for the place, but his friends are considering the advisability of at once urging his name upon the President Secretary Windom enter tained the very highest opinion of Controller Lacey's ability as a sound and practical financier, and especial value was attached to his last annual report, which is said bv the Treasury officials and financial authori ties in Congress to be one of the strongest documents ever issued from the Treasury Department K. Mr. Lacey's views on the money question are in accord with those of the late Secre tary Windom, and the two men were in constant consultation on financial questions daring the past year. WORK OF COHGRESS. It Is Thought That It Can Be Completed by March i. Washington, Feb. 1. The Senate is shaping its business with a firm determina tion to adjourn March 4, without leaving behind it the necessity for an extra session. The fortification bill comes np to-morrow as the unfinished business, and the pension appropriation bill, J now on the calendar, and the District of Columbia appropriation bill, soon to be re ported, will follow in order. Sandwiched between the above named appropriation bills will probably be the eight-hour" bill and the copyright bill. Mr. Bland and other House free coinage silver men are growing more restive daily at the failure of the Coinage Committee to act on the Senate silver bill, and have an nounced their determination. If the commit tee does not settle the matter, at the next regular meeting on Wednesday, to precipi tate thejfight to the floor of the House without waiting for a committee report While the present condition of the appro priation bills is not encouraging, as com pared with previous Congresses, no donbt is entertained of the ability of Congress to complete Its absolute necessary legislation before noon of March 4. THE CENSUS QUEEN. A WOMAN NAKED SMITH WHO SEEMS TO HAVE UNDISPUTED SWAY. Superior Officers Forced to Resign Because of a Dispute With Her Ordinary Regu lations Do Not Apply The Transfer of a Watchman. rBPICIAI. TELEGBAM TO. TOT DISPATCH.! Washington, Feb. 1. It has been many years since a woman wftlded as much power in a small way as does Mrs. Kate Smith, known as the Queen of the Census Office, who was recently requested to re move her home from the Elsmore Hotel. Her field is small and her official status is not high, but no pnny official dares to oppose her. She is the second assistant chief of the eleventh division of the census office, which has charge of the subjects of farms, loans and mortgages. Her salary is $1,600 a year, but her gorgeous wardrobe and mode of living would indicate that she had borne other source of revenue. Some time ago her immediate chief, tbe first as sistant, incurred her antipathy, and there was a struggle between the two as to which should be victorious. The first assistant re signed. She comes and goes whenever she likes and is not restricted in this respect by the stringent rule which is supposed to be en forced against all. This rule was issued by the Secretary of the Interior, with the injunction that there should be no favoritism and that all should be kept , to the regular office hours of from 9 to 4. The watchman in charge of this particular di vision adhered faithfully to these instruc tions.anu, consequently, Mrs. Smith's name often appeared among the delinquents and absentees. This fact eventually came to the notice of the Secretary, who complained sharply of this infraction upon the rules of the bureau. Mrs. Smith did not like this notoriety, but still did not want to have her freedom restrained. Accordingly she re monstrated with tbe dutiful watchman in her capacity of second assistant chief, but that proved to be ineffectual. Finally there was a grand flare-up be tween the two, and Mrs. Smith appealed to, her chief. She was listened to, and the watchman was summarily removed to another branch of the service, and by a special dispensation she remains unmolested so far as her coming and going are con cerned. She has been universally dubbed tbe "Queen of the Census Office," and her influence with the chief officers of the bu reau is the subject of much comment It is said that Bhe is uneducated and ill-fitted to occupy the office that she holds. It is re ported that she comes from New York, but her political backing is unknown. DAIZELL -WORKING FOR REIT3H. He May Try to Bring the Case Up In the Bouse To-Day. IFF.011 A STAFF COKItESPONEENT.l Washington, Feb. 1. Representative Dalzell hopes to get an opportunity to-morrow to present to the House his proposed resolution calling on the Secretary of tbe Kavyto give to the House all the cor respondence and other information in his possession in regard "to the case of Commander Belter. Mr.Dalzell has thoroughly canvassed the House on the sub ject and his proposition to overhanl the case is received with general favor, but tbe diffi culty has been to get a time. This may be overcome to-morrow. Representative Mc Kenna, of California, is similarly interested in ex-Minister Mizner, and is endeavoring to get through a resolution calling for the correspondence, etc, in his case. The two representatives, working toward the same point, may succeed. Both oi the secretaries, but especially the Secretary of the Navy in the case ot Con mander Reiter, have been severely criticized in official and civil circles for their severe and peremptory action, and many naval officers, who are probably more thoroughly versed in such matters than Secretary Tracy, have privately given to The Dispatch correspondent their opinions that Com mander Reiter acted exactly within the regulations, and the Secretary's treatment of him wa harsh and unwarranted. It is very discouraging, however, at this date of the short session to attempt to get any wrong righted through the intervention of Con gress. TRYING TO FREEZE OUT BLAINE, Reed and McKinley Refuse to Even Consider the Reciprocity Measures. rrnoM a staff coiuiEsroNDiraT. Washington, Feb. 1. Blaine's friends are considerably stirred up over tbe state ment made yesterday by "Representative Mc Creary, of Kentucky, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, that the Committee on Rules had refused hitherto to provide any time for consideration of even one of the many bills reported by the committee providing for reciprocity with various foreign conn tries in accordance with the reciprocity passage of the tariff bill. As Mr, Reed, Mr. McKinley and Mr. Cannon are the Repub lican majority of the Committee on Rules, Mr. Blaine's friends appear to think that their refusal to fix a day for reciprocity measures is a direct blow at Mr. Blaine and his pet scheme, and that McKinley is taking this method of avenging himself on Mr. (Blaine"for the latter's remark that there was nothing in the McKinley bill that would enable a farmer to sell one more bushel of wheat or one more barrel oi pork. It is well known that Speaker Reed does not hold the Secretary of State in very high estimation, and that reciprocity met with little favor at the bands of the leading Re publicans of the House. It is, therefore, assumed that the Committee on Rules, for the several reasons hinted at, have con cluded to crush by refusing to consider them, anyof the 17 bills, which are said by all high protectionists to be just 17 steps toward free trade. THE VACANT PORTFOLIO. John C. New tho latest Subject of Gossip for the Flaco." Washington, Feb. 1. In pointing out the impossibility of securing anyone to succeed the late Secretary Windom from a distance within ten days, the Post to-day says: The President opens wide the door for specu lation, and to those who read between the lines hit determination to place John C. New, of Indiana, now Consul General at London, at tbe head of tbe Treasury Denartment, seems ap parent. Mr. New was very desirious ot enter, ing tlio Cabinet, and it was thought that at one time he had the Treasury Jn his grasp. Since he has been in London be has been in corre spondence ui tli Secretary Windom and tho President on financial matters and his quallfl cations are such as to admit of no donbt re garding his ability to nil the position. That Indiana has already one Cabinet officer wouldn't, in all probability, deter the President from appointing his friend to the vacant secretaryship, GERMANY TO TRT IT. The Saloons' of That Country Will Be ' Eegulated by Law. ! DEDNKEHNESS TO BE SUPPEESSED. Emperor William Anxious to Eestraln the Sale of Liquor. A SEYEEE PENALTI FOR OFFENDEES rBT DtJHLAF'S CABLE COMPART. Berlin, Feb. 1. It is expected that a general law for the suppression of drunken ness will be enacted and put in force in all the States of the German confederation be fore the year is ended. A bill on the sub ject has been prepared by the Prussian Government and has received the approval of the Emperor, who, from the day he suc ceeded to the throne, has persistently de manded some restrictions upon the sale of intoxicating liquors. For nearly three years the Government ministers have been engaged in collecting statistics and evidence on the points con cerned, and deoisions at last arrived at have already been sanctioned by the Bundesrath. The bill decrees tbe withdrawal of saloon licenses and the imposition of fines upon saloon keepers who encourage persons of in ebriate habits. The drunkards themselves will be fined if tbey are poor, so ns to prevent them from in dulging in the vice of intemperance, and terms" of imprisonment are to be imposed in cases where a monetary fine would presum ably not have the desired effect GERMAN EDUCATION. The Poorer Class Furnishes the Moral In struments of the Country. rBT DUNLAF'S CABLE COXPAirT.l Berlin, Feb. 1. While talking to ad vanced thinkers about the School of Reform Movement, a gentleman took from his pocket a statistical review, based mpon offi cial reports, to prove that the poorer classes have their share of university education, in spite of the assertions to the contrary by Socialist agitators, their favorite studies being theology and philosophy. For every 695 larmers, for every 516 artisans, for every 164.of the mercantile and professional classes and every 603 capitalists, there is one uni versity student Fifty-four per cent of the students whose fathers belong to the labor classes study theology; 2 per cent take up jurisprndence or medicine and 40 per cent adopt philosophy. Among tbe sons of the lower grade of public officials the per cent is as follows: Theology, 52; medicine and jurisprndence, 3 per cent, and philosophy, 42 per cent It would seem, therefore, that the Government draws its chief moral instruments, namely, tbe clergy and the school teachers, mainly from the very classes whose -ethical and in tellectual enlightenment constitutes the greatest danger to a rnonarchial regime. A CANCEROUS MALADY. It Is Thought Emperor William Is Af flicted as His Father Was. IBT DUKLAF'S CABLE COMFAKT. Berlin, Feb. 1. Tbe Kaiser absolutely dislikes being made the pbject of pity on account of hiibo'dlly ailments. Tliere'tnay be some ground for this extraordinary pre cautionary measure, and I am told that it originated in the fact that most Americans before coming to Berlin stop en route in Paris, and thereby become impregnated with false or interested French notions in regard to the German Emperor,- bnt the pallor on the Emperor's face tells its own tale. The affectation in the ear is taking an ag gravated form, and last week tbe Emperor was three days in bed and saw no one, ex cepting on the most urgent business. His indisposition was kept a profound secret, and may have been only of a temporary character, but on the other hand there is strong ground for believing that this prom ising scion of the Hohenzollern family, like bis father, is afflicted with some cancerous malady. ORISPrS RESIGNATION. Bnt Two German Papers Have Anything to Say of It rBT DUITLAF'S CABLE COMPAXT. Berlin, Feb. 1. Only two papers com ment upon Signor Crispi's resignation. The Sageblalt says that the Prime Minister's re tirement will not more affect the triple alliance than did Bismarck's dismissal. Crispi's successor will be forced to follow the policy of his predecessor, or he will jeopardize' the most sacred interests of Italy. The Boerstn Courier says that the triple alliance is a necessity for Italy, recognized by the Government and Parliament alike. Crispi and his opponents will not remain at enmity forever, and the change of ministry involves no change in international rela tions. . A MILLION OF BOTTLES Turned Out as Receptacles for Dr. Koch's Consumption Cure. fBT DUHLAF'S CABLE COMPAIfT.l Beelin, Feb. 1. An idea of the great ness of tbe demand for Dr. Koch's lymph may be had from the official report of the Doeheru glass works, which states that 1,000,000 of five gramme bottles for holding the lymph were ordered, and have been made by the company since NovemBkr. Tbey are made of a very fine glass of a specially good quality, and are furnished with airtight glass stoppers. DIPLOMATS SURPRISED Over the Bering Sea Negotiations Not Being Resumed. rBT DCXLAF'S CABLE COMFAHr.l London, Feb. 1. To the great surprise of diplomatists the negotiations regarding the Bering Sea difficulty has not been re sumed. Mr. Lincoln has not yet seen Lord Salisbury, though it is nearly a fortnight since he arrived from Washington. Both Governments are awaiting the result of the "Sayward" appeal. ' VICTORIA'S -FLORENCE VISIT. The Queen Not Liable to Slake It Because of Typhoid Fever. f nr pnKLAr's cable coxfast.i London, Feb 1. The Queen sent a spe oial commissioner to. Florence, Italy, to re port upon the typhoid fever scare. He brought back word to the effect that the fever had abated, but since his return the epidemic has increased, so that it is not probable that Her Majesty will fulfil her in tention of visiting that city. "WANTED MORE PUDDING. Because lie Was Refused It, a Boy Does the Fasting Act TBT DUKLAF'S CABLE CO MP AN T.I Berlin, Feb. 1. The son of a carpenter named Rianthal, living- in Rackwitz,. Silesia, lad of 20 yearsi was refused a second plateful of .pudding at dinner, where-J upon he swore that he wonld never touch food again, and has since lived on water only. Last Friday the physicians chloro formed him and poured two cups of milk down his throat When the lad came to ,himjelf he ate a hearty meal. He says that he kept himself alive by drinking water and sleeping only, as he had neither money to buy; nor friends to give him food, so that there could have been no deception nor collusion in the matter. RESTITUTION "WANTED. German Socialists Think They Should Be Paid for Property Seized. rBT DUNLAF'S CABLE COHPANT.l Berlin, Feb. 1. The fact that the Gov ernment, under the influence of a transitory sense of justice, is talking about restoring the salaries of Catholic bishops and priests sequestered during the Kultur Kampf, has emboldened the Socialists to raise a cry of restitution on their own account. They claim that under the regime of Prince Bis marck 100,000 marks belonging to Socialist societies or individuals were confiscated by thejiolice at one time or another, and that an incalculable amount of Socialist litera ture was destroyed. Newspapers were sup pressed and private and public institutions belonging to the party were abolished. For all these ravages of the Iron Chancel lor the Socialists desire to be compensated, and they think that the present melting mood of the Government offers them an excellent opportunity for sliding in their claims. PARNELL AT ENNIS. He Declares Ireland Will Soon Have Its Own Parliament tBT DUNLAF'S CABLE COMFAKT.l -Dublin, Feb. 1. Parnell spoke at Ennis to-day in the following stirring and de termined words: "We stand now without doubt on the thres hold, of real legislative independence. Our native country. Ireland, now as always, stands fast to her claim to bo sovereign within her own kingdom. She refuses to stand any English vetoes ana declines to obey tbe orders ot any English Minister, as far as ber own busi ness is concerned. While always ready to give a guarantee that no harm can possibly result to the great imperial interests ot the United Kingdom by the confession to Ireland of legitimate freedom and independence, on the other hand Irishmen are determined that tbe solution of the problem is to be not merely a treatyof peace between two nations, bnt a real and lasting settlement of a vexed question. "In a few days yon shall know the trnth of my present declaration; you shall know that you have won a settlement of the question, which shall be everlastingly creditable to yonr patriotism. Yon will have a Parliament which will not be a mere mocsery, a body of poppets; but will possess real power to protect tbe In terests of every class of the people. Power, if need be. to settle the land question; to secure tbe disarmament of the Irish constabulary and to convey it from a standing army of occupa tion to a civil force of protection." TROUBLE AT OPORTO ENDED. Soldiers Have Possession of the City and Many Arrests Are Made, By Associated Press.l Oporto, Feb. 1. Perfect quiet reigned in this city to-day. Government re-enforcements have arrived from all parts of the country. Three hundred civil ians and soldiers were arrested to-day. All of the Republican clubs have been closed, and all of the Re publican newspapers have been seized by the Government The front of the Town Hall and several buildings in other streets, where conflicts took place yesterday are much damaged and battered. The King's portrait which bung in theSWn Hall, was destroyed by the re bellious soldiers who made the building their stronghold. Several of the soldiers who were wounded in the conflict died to day. Most of the insurgents who sur rendered themselves were con veyed aboard a man-of-war to-day. It is estimated that 24,000 shots from rifles and machine guns were fired during the fighting. Several more insurgents to-day submitted to tho authorities. The police have arrested an actor named Verdial, who read the insurgent's proclamation of the Portuguese Republic from a balcony of the town hall. Prof. Koch's Farewell Reception. Berlin Prof. Koch, who is abont to start for Egypt, gave a farewell reception to his laboratory assistants to-day The Professor says that he will probably be absent from Berlin abont three months. He explains that he only partially disclosed the method of producing lymph because he desired to stop the rush of doctors to Berlin. If he had described the method of manu facturing more fully, he says, he would have been more worried' about tbe details. Great discontent prevails among medical men regarding the published account of the method of manufacture of the lymph. They have made numberless at tempts to produce the lymph, but they find Prof. Koch's description totally inadequate to enable them to make it general. SAMUEL BUTLER DEAD. THE EX-STATE TREASURER PASSES AWAY AFTER MUCH SUFFERING. His Lite Was a Busy One, Most of It Being Spent in the Service of the State Tils Phenomenal Majority for Treasurer Other Offices Held. 1EPECIAL TELEQBAH TO THE DIBFATCR.I West Chester, Pa., Feb. 1. Samuel Butler, who was at one time Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, died this afternoon about 3 o'clock at his resi dence in this borough. Mr. Butler had for some time been a great sufferer Irom stomach troubles, that defied the skill of his attend ing physicians. His illness was long and severe, and it was known several weeks ago that his death was only the question of a few days. Mr. Butler was 65 years of age. He was born in this county and has been more or less intimately connected with public af fairs during his whole life. He was elected to the Lower House of the Legislature in 1S7G, and in 1S78 was re-elected for a second term. In 1879 he was elected State Treasurer by a majority which was then re garded as phenomenal, it reaching about 58,600. For years prior to that time he had been one of the directors of the National Bank of Downington. When the Farmers' National Bank of West Chester began business he was elected its President, a position to which he has been annually re-elected since. He has also been since its organization one of the directors of the Chester County Guarantee Trust and Safe Deposit Company. y He was one of the lour sons of James and Mary Butler. One of his surviving brothers is William Butler, who is no w United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. I BLEW OUT HIS BRAINS, Henry Wolf Ends His life After a Quar rel With His Wife. .-FPECTAL TELEOBAM TO TBI DISPATCH. I Scio, O., Feb.l. Henry Wolf committed suicide here last night by shooting, after having a row with his wife, whom be ac cused of improper conduct The body was refused Christian burial by the town trus tees, but friends later on succeeded in in terring it The friends of the dead man are mucji-exci ted over the action of the trujsteei, SPIES AMONG THEM. Socialist Secrets Given Away By Many European Agents.. SHEYITCH IS DENOUNCED AS ONE Ej His Old Associates. Who Are Extremely Bitter Toward Him. HE STE0KGLI DENIES THE CHARGE ISPECIAITlLEQEAlI TO TBE DISPATCH. I Philadelphia, Feb. 1. The radical wing of tbe Socialist movement in this city is in a flurry of excitement, caused by tbe statement of one of their leaders that for some months past a number of spies have been in their midst. This announcement, although made only a few days ago. is practically the culmination of an inquiry which has been going on for over a year. Ever since Sergius Shevitch left for Europe a suspicion has been growing in the minds of many of his co-workers that he was a spy in their ranks, and, further, that be was the chief of a band of spies in the pay of the German Government Since his departure, Shevitch's friends have been active in denouncing this story as a fabrication, and are overjoyed at the re ceipt of a letter from Sbevitch, dated Riga, explaining his position and satisfying them completely of his innocence of the charges. It is now stated by those who made the charge against Shevitch that there are other spies at work, and that there is evidence that they have in the past reported directly to Shevitch. Shevitch was known as a leader among the radical Socialists, and his ex treme views have, on many occasion's, en gendered the most bitter strife in the Social ist party. Branded as a Spy Time after time he has been estranged from the Socialist Labor party, and the leaders of the German movement, who have great influence here, have at every oppor tunity denounced him; in fact, William Liebknecht, the head of tbe German Socialists, has branded him as a "black hearted spy." In this city the charge against Shevitch, and his denial, are being discussed freely, and the friends and enemies of the famous leader are about equally di vided. But since it has been stated that other spies are at work the excitement has in creased. A prominent Socialist said to night: "This is not the first time we have hacLspies to deal with, and it will probably not be tbe last I am sure, however, that there are both men and women posing as Socialists who are informers, and who send to tbe Government they represent all tbe information they can get as to the men en gaged in tbe work here and in the old coun try." '"With what object?" queried the re porter. "In order to get such an acquaintance with tbe movement at home as they could not possibly obtain there. Shevitch, I am sure, had something behind his life that be never wished to be known. He was never with us in the full sense of the word. Work of tbe Spies. "He was always apart from the workproper. He had the confidence of the people cer tainly, that ia of a certain class, but, those who knew him best trusted himleastDnring the troubles which preceded the Haymarket affair, and which ended in the hanging of the seven Anarchists, Chicago was a hotbed 'of foreign Jtpies, and in a, measure, I think justly, for the 'avowed intention of these men who call themselves Socialists, and really are nothing but lazy loafers, was fo kill or do anything to further their own ends. "The Socialist Labor party has no con nection with these people, and yet it is classed with them by the public generally. It was by the aid of spies in this country that the German Government managed to suppress our paper, and when we issued it from Switxerland to know who edited it and where to locate It "Further than this, numbers of our party who return to Europe are subjected to all tbe persectious possible. They are followed step by step, and the time they leave this country and the ship they sail on is all sent ahead. I have no hesitation in saying that almost all the troubles with the police in Germany which Socialists have are primar ily traceable to American spies." A Female Russian Agent A Russian Anarchist, who is well-known in the meetings held every Sunday at Tenth and South streets, said: "Spies? Oh, yes, we knew there were lots of them in this country. They come in our meeting and in our 'groups,' and all we do is well known. Why, at one meeting we had on November 11 last year, at which Mrs. Parsons spoke, there was a woman spy, who is now living in New York. She has been in the move ment and is now going back to Russia. "Why is she going away? Because she can do nothing, for we know what she is, but when she gets back Bhe will go to our friends and begin worK afresh." "What do you think of Shevitch?" "I don't know him, but I do know that among the Socialist Democrats thereare lots of men and women who watch us and give away all they can get. This is the way the International Working People's Associa tion was broken uo, and now they want to hurt us again. I know that in our meet ings are spies," added tbe Anarchist, "and I know that our friends in Russia are being arrested on information which could come from nobody except a spy in this country; but as these spies go back to Russia we know what to do with them. We remember our friends and know how to punish our enemies." "Explain your meaning." "No, I will explain nothing. We know our danger and are willing to take the con sequences." SUGAR TRUST TROUBLES. They Break Out Afresh Over tho Dismissal of Old Employes. rSFKCIAL TELXQKAH TO THX DISFATOH.I New Yore, Feb. L It was thought in Wall street that when the old Sugar Trust was reorganized a couple of weeks ago the troubles of those interested in the trust would be at an end. It was announced to-day that H. O. Havemeyer and his friends, who are in the ascendant, had decided to part with certain employes. It so happened that these employes had always been in the service of the F. O. Matthiessen & Wiecher's Sugar Refining Company, a prominent corporation in the trust John J. Jurgensen, Vice President of the Matthiessen Company, has been dismissed. His salary has been $25,000 a year, and he Is a millionaire. The next important change is the departure of R. T. Rich, lor 17 years tbe salesman lor the Matth:csen Company. Tho saliry of Mr. Rich was $10,000 a year. Twelve clerks, with an average salary of $2,500 a year, were also turned adrift. WHY THE COMPANY FAILED. Auditor Pavey Talks Abont the Consolidated Fire Insurance Company. Springfield, Feb. L Auditor C. W. Pavey, when informed of the statement of the ofScers-of the Consolidated Mutual Fire Insurance Company that the lailure was due to his arbitrary and unwarranted rulings, said such charges were untrue. When an examination was made, as re quired by law, and the company's assets were fonnd to be impaired, be had given it JU rtava In wMAn tn tyi&Va trnnA it atspta hv special asseHment. At the end of that time a farther extension of 40 days was asked and he had given 20 days. Special examination" of the company's affairs November 14, 1890, shows the total assets at that time were $35,865. There were unadmitted assets of $3,597l mostly pre miums over three months past due. The liabilities were 575,079. The assessment de posite notes on contingent liability of mem bers footed up $289,604. This showed a de ficiency of assets of cash funds as compared with the liabilities of $39,213. Auditor Pavey said there had been more complaints against this company in the last three months than against all tbe others, and that they should have been closed up before. MISS POTTS' SAD DEATH, DAUGHTER OF A WELL-KNOWH KEW YORKER BUS FROM MOHPHUJE. A Fr escriptlon for Quinine and Morphine Given by a Medical Student The Drug- ' gist May Have Made a Mistake and Re versed the Proportions. Netv York, Feb. L Miss Helen Potts', daughter of George H. Potts, the weaMhy railroad add mine owner, who lives at-j4.sh-bury Park, and has an office at 40 Wall street, died suddenly thi3 morning in the boarding school of Miss Ldia Day from morphine poisoning. Hiss Potts who was a beautiful and accomplished girl, 20 years uld, had been an inmate of Mis3 Day's school for about a year, finishing her edncation. She had been troubled with nervousness and insomnia for some time, and had received a prescription from Car- lyle WHarns, a medical student and a warm .personal fnendsof herself and her family X.UI -ton l..-a led for 25 grains of of morphine, to be qn"f ;,8i,v'J made"Vl,., one of which was to oe taKenii. t . -ore on Sixth avenue. Mr. BsL S .&7i- "J of the capsules and gaveftheVjfo Yhi s Potts. telling her to foljiow direcsr" K iiat day .J ?- 'J J Mr. Harris left Awn for Old is, t Comfort and while there he received a letter from Miss Potts, sanng that the medicine had given her a sgiVere headache. On Thursday last Mr. Harfis returned to the city and calling on Kiss Potts told her to continue taking thtcapsules. Last evening the young ladv took another capsule; and at 11 o'clock her roommates were awakened by her heavy breathing and theyfound her almost unconscious. Medical aid ,was at oace summoned, and the doctors pronounced the patient to be suffering from narcotic poisoning. They worked with vigor, and restored her by 3 o'clock in tbe morning, leaving her at that time out of all danger. At 4 o'clock tbey were again summoned, to find her at the point of death. All their efforts were unavailing, and she died at 11 o'clock this morning. The.e are several theories as to the cause of death. The prescription may have been put up by an inexperienced druggist, who substituted morphine for quinine, the whole grain of morphine might have got into one capsule, or the girl might have had the prescription renewed and died of the cumu lative action of a large number of the cap sules. The Coroner has charge of the case and a thorough investigation will be made. RACE RIOT IK CHICAGO. Greeks, Italians. Arabs and Negroes Engage in Deadly Combat Chicago, Feb. 1. In a tenement house situated in the Italian quarter and occupied by nearly 50 families, representing Greece, Italy, Ar.ibia.and Africa, a drunken free-for-all fight broke ont to-night among the inmates. One man will die and several were injured. Arabia and Greece were pitted against Italy and Africa. Knives, pistols, shovels and other articles of warfare were freely used. M. Trod, a Greek was cut in a horrible manner and had his head al most severed from his body. Francisco Bartre, another Greek, received two ugly knife thrusts in his right side. The fight was becoming general when the police arrived and charged the mob rescuing Trod and Bartre who were removed to the hospital. Four others were locked up. When the police withdrew with their prisoners, hostilities were recommenced. Smarting under their defeat, the Greeks and Arabs took up a position on the fourth floor of the building, keeping watch over the paling surrounding tbe light Shalt, and awaited developments. The appearance of the first Italian on tbe lower floor was the signal for attack, and a per.'ect fusilade of bullets whistled around the unfortunate Italian's ears. Beating a hasty retreat, he summoned his forces, but the trouble was quelled by the police without further dam age. AFTER A SHORT ILLNESS. George Jacobs, a Well-Known Democrat; Dies at Harrisburg. rSPECIALTELlOBAM TO THE DISPATCnl Harrisbtjrg, Feb. 1. George Jacobs, of Mifflin, Juniata county, died in this city to-day after an illness of eight, days. The remains were this afternoon taken to Mifflin, where they will be interred on Wednesday at 2 P. 21. Mr. Jacobs was a classmate at Frincton of United States Senator-elect Irby, of South Carolina, in 1874. He was 38 years old. Until a lew years ago he had been tbe law partner of Congressman Aikinson, and at the time of his death was the solicitor ot the Pennsylvania Railroad Company for the county in which be had lived. Mr. Jacobs took an active part in political affairs. As the opponent of Dr. Atkinson for Congresss in the district now represented by that gen tleman, he reduced tbtf Republican majority materially, as he did when he was the Dem ocratic candidate lor State Senator. EKJOYEIG THEMSEL7E3. The Sioux Chiefs Are Having a Great Tlmo at Washington. Washington, Feb. L The delegation of Sioux Indians who are here to confer with "The Great Father" about their griev ances are enjoying all the pleasures of sight seeing, and every effort is being made by those who are in charge of them to render their trip to the Capitol enjoyable. On Monday night the chiefs will occupy four boxes at the National Theater as the guests of Manager Canby, of Francis Wilson's Comic Opera Company. As none of the hostiles have ever been in a theater or seen a theatrical performance of any description, the glittering spectacle of "the "Merry Monarch" will doubtless be a decided novelty to them. THE ORDER OF B'KAI B'RITH. District Grand Lodse Meets at Milwaukee and Elects Officers. Miiavatjkee, Feb. L The District Grand Lodge of the B'nai B'rith met in convention here to-day and elected the fol lowing officers: President, Leon Schlosser, Uf Chicago; Vice Presidents, Max Asher, of Milwaukee, M. N. Hansman, of Grand Rapids, Mich.; Treasurer, M. Micbaells, of Chicago; Recnrdihg Secretary, E. C. Barn burger, of Chicago; Member of General Committee, Israel Von Baacleu. The Treamrer's report showed receipts of 30,233, and disbursements of $28,621.. The receipts of the endowment fund were $12, 088, and disbursements $10,156. The reserve endowment" fond of the Grand Lodge .is fiao.oso, A BLOODY BOYCOTT, Riotous White Miners in Central Ala Dama Kill Negroes Who TAKE THE PLACE OP STBIEEESj Conflicting Reports sj to the Exact Kuan her of fatalities. STATE TE00PS HOW DP0X THE SCE53 tSFZCIAI. TXXEftXAK TO TTTZ DISFATCH.1 BiEiiiNGHAir, Ala., Feb. 1. Carbon Hill, a mining center 30 miles from here, is! in the hands ot rioters. The first bloodshed occurred on Friday night Then fonr ne groes were shot dead and five others severely wounded, three of them perhaps fatally. Thy nine negroes were surrounded while asleep in their cabin and shot down before; 'they had an opportunity to escape or offer resistance. Two companies of State troops have been ordered out by the Governor. There has been more blood shed to-day, but it seema impossible to learn the extent ot it From the most reliable reports obtainable it seema that not less than eight or ten negroes have been killed, and possibly more. A number of white men who have been concerned in the shooting have banded together and defy arrest The reports from these by wire are meager and conflicting, leading to the belief that the facts are being suppressed. Many More Reported Killed. A train from Memphis on the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad, which arrived here at 9 o'clock, passed Carbon Hill between 5 and 6. The train men report that seven negroes were killed in the cabin Friday night instead of four as at first reported, and that nine more were killed last night. One dispatch from there, received early this evening, says the only trouble since the shooting Friday night was thi.t a white man, named Murray, last night shot two negroes, killing one of them and badly wounding the other. Murray and his friends then banded together and defied arrest. Other reports by wire say that more negroes were killed, while one says nona were killed. These conflicting reports lead to the belief that the mob are doctoring all dispatches sent out The train men who came in to night state positively that 16 in all have been killed, and that more would be shot to-night, unless they all left town. The town of Carbon Hill is two miles from tha raiiroad station, and when the train passed there this morning, not a white man was to be seen at tbe depot, except the agent As a rule there is always a crowd at train time. No passengers got on there to-day. Asking for the Aid of Troops. This morning the Mayor of Carbon Hill wired Governor Jones at Montgomery ask ing for troops to help preserve the peace. Several messages passed between the two officials and this afternoon the Governor ordered the Birmingham Rifles and Jeffer son Volunteers of this city to proceed to Carbon Hill on a special train. The two companies left here at 7 o'clock, bnt the train was delayed and they will not reach Carbon Hill until after 10. The Sheriff of the county is not at the) scene of the trouble, and the troops were or dered to report to the Mayor. The two com' panies carried 60 men rank and file. News paper men have gone out with the military and will obtain tbeiaets when they arrive, bat. full reports, cannot be obtained to-nigh tj owing to the distance of the telegraph office from the scene of the trouble and the fact that there is only one wire and one operator for all business. All the trouble there seems to have grown out of the determination of the white miners to drive away tbe colored miners. Tha negroes, so far as can be learned, have mada no resistance and no white men are reported killed or wounded. Eight hundred to 1,000 miners are employed at tbe Carbon Hill mines, and only 125 of them are negroes. Shot Down Without Provocation. Nearly all reports agree that negroes have been shot down without provocation, and that-white men concerned in the shooting; defy arrest The reports differ only as to the number of the killed and wounded. Reports from one source say six have been killed, while other reports say 16. A late telegram from Carbon Hill says that no fresh outbreak has occurred to night The special train with the military on board arrived at Carbon Hill at 10:30 P. M. The troops were joined en route by tha Sheriff of the county, who knew nothing of what had occurred during the day to cause the Mayor to call out the troops. A telegram from a member of one of the companies says tbey have notyef learned what the situation is. They heard one re port to the effect that only one negro had been killed to-day. There was no one at tha station to meet the troops and explain what they were expected to do. TROUBLE LY THE CHURCH, A Baptist Pastor Summarily Deposed Vj His Flock. rSPSCIAI. TILZGRAM TO TM DISrATOO.1 Elizabeth, N. J., Feb. 1. There is trouble in Shiloh Baptist Church here, which has resulted in the pastor being7 deposed by a vote of the congregation. This action was taken at a business meeting of the church last Thursday night, after a stormy session, and the pastor, who was present, was notified to attend a meeting ot the trustees Friday night, when he would be paid off. He did not go to this meeting, but instead appeared in the church, to-day and wanted to officiate. For a time it looted as if there wonld.be a rumpus, and some ot the worshipers left the room. The pastor had several sup porters, but they were largely in tha minority, and after a lively discussion, ending in the congregation ratifying tht previous action, the clergvman finally con--eluded to accept the verdict of the church and retire. There was no service except a prayer meet ing, and now the congregation is looking for another minister. The cause of the) trouble is said to be the lack of harmony be tween the pastor and Board of Trustees on financial matters. NATIONAL SANITARIUMS. A Doctor Who Urges the President to TJtlllj Abandoned Barracks. rSFXClAI. TTUOBAHTO THX DISPATCTtl Boston, Feb. L A novel scheme, but one which seems to possess some merit, has been laid before President Harrison by Dr. William T.Parker, of Salem.whowasUnited States army sergeant at White Earth Indian Agency, Minnesota and subsequently at posts in Texas, Indian Territory! and New Mexico. He has made a specialty of lung diseases and suggests that the abandoned military posts in New Mexico and Colorado be turned into national sanitariums. Dr. Parker is deeply Impressed with tha extraordinary value of the climate in the alleviation and cure of con sumption. He has traveled exten sively in Europe and thronghont tha United States, and he says that nowhere in tbe world can consumption be so success fully combattcd and overcome as in tbe wonderful climate of Northern and Central New Mexico and Southwestern Colorado. He cites in his letter to Presi dent Harrison the active measures taken by tbe English and German Governments in the treatment of consumption, and urges tha Importance of Government aid in tfck country. , 1
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