Tr THIS IS THE SEASON TO SELL ASD KENT HOUSES. BUYERS AND RENTER LOOK FOR BARGAINS IN THE ETEKT MOBNTNG DISFATCH. FORTY-ITFTH YEAH. !LM BEATEN Bering Sea Dispute Taken Out of His Hands, Scoring a POINT FOR JOHN BULL Supreme Court Decides that It Has Jurisdiction. in the Case. CHARGES THAT POLITICS Had An Influence on the Baling, Which Was Announced by Chief Justice Fuller. SECRETS OF THE SILVER POOL. Owenby at Last Appears and Talks Mys teriously About the Speculations of the Statesman. CONGRESSMAN TAILOR ON THE STAND. He limits Buying tii White KtUl, lit Eiys Sis Bill Wis Iitrodtctd After a CoscnlUtics With tit Pmiitit. IEEE COINAGE ADVOCATES GROW IMPATIENT rSFECTAI. TILEGBAM TO THI DISPATCH. Washington, Feb. 2. All "Washing ton is discussing two sensational events John Bull's victory and the latest silver pool revelations. Chief Justice Fuller fur nished a genuine surprise to-day in the an nouncement of bis decision that the British Government might come into the United States Supreme Court and ask for a writ of prohibition to issue on the District Conrt of Alaska in the Sayward case. It was the general opinion of lawyers and Judges in and ont of Congress that the court would decide promptly that the matter was one for the executive and not the judicial arm of the Government, and deny the British Government the privilege of coming into court Tartisans are ready to say that the Chief Justice is bent upon liking the disagreement between England and the United States out of the hands of the State Department, thus depriving Secretary Blaine of one great matter which he has used to keep himself before the people, and which might yet enable him at the proper moment to make a master stroke in his own interest for nomination and election to the Presidency. Tlie Argument of Blaine's Partisans. It is a general opinion this evening, though somewhat unwarranted, that this Chief Justice would not have admitted argument upon the writ of prohibition had he not made up his mind to grant it, and, incidentally, it is assumed by the partisans, to make a decision which will "put Blaine in a hole." Though this real question will be the simple point of law whether the libel of the Sayward was a proper proceeding of the Alaska Court, it is assumed that the case is one of such breadth that the Chief Justice, if inclined to do so, can virtually pass upon all the questions that have in volved the two Governments. At any rate the announcement to-day gives a substantial basis for interest and con cern in the case, where little was felt before on account of a general but mistaken con ception that the British Government would be promptly bounced out of court. In an nouncing the decision the Court asked coun sel at what date the rule requiring the Alaska Court to come here and show cause why the writ of prohibition should not issue should be returnable. The Solicitor General of the United States was anxious to have it returnable at the earliest possible date, as was Mr. Calderon Carlisle, junior coudscI for the parties who bring the case here, and by mutual agreement the rule was made returnable the second Monday in April. Arrival of the Lore-Expected Owenby. The other event whieh has caused gossip, while not of international importance, is decidedly interesting. The great and only Onenby, wno has been made so conspicuous in the silver pool sensation, was at last pro duced to-day, was arraigned for contempt before the bar of the House, made his ex planation, was purged of contempt and ap peared before the Silver Pool Investigating Committee. When sworn, Mr. Owenby stated that his business last year was that of a broker. He handled all sorts of securities, and when he bad an opportunity he dealt in silver. His original business was mining. He did con siderable business over the lines of "Wells, Fargo & Co. and was permitted to re ceive his mail there. Mr. Payne Have you talked with Mr. Stevens, of St. Louis, about a. silver pool? "Witness I probably have used the word pool in speaking of parties in conversation about silver. I had some knowledge ol different thirties who, I believed, were en ;.ged In silver trading, but of an organized pool I don't believe I did. Ho Evaded tne Leading Questions. In reply to further questions he said that he had personal knowledge of persons in terested in silver during the last year. He had seen accounts made up on the books of "Wells, Fargo & Co. The witness was asked a number of questions to find out if any of the names on these books were those 01 Senators or Iiepresentatiocs, and volun teered the suggestion that the committee vuould have experts examine the books of "Wells, Fargo & Co. During this testimony the witness at one time asked if his questioner meant "books of any bank." Mr. Payne wanted to know- after a while what the witness meant by his question, and finally learned that he re ferred to the books of J. M. Donald, cashier of the Hanorer National Bank, and of Hall, the assistant cashier. Owenby was asked if on any of the books there was the name of any Senator or Repre sentative, and after pondering the question a while, he replied that Donald held up some correspondence and said it was that ot a Senator. He next wanted to know whether by silver was meant bullion certifi cates or warehouse receipts, and was in formed that in every case silver was intended to cover the broadest ground. The .Same of a Senator. -The witness was examined 'closely with reference to his conversation with Donald when the correspondence was exhibited. He said Donald picked up a letter while they were canvassing the silver situation and said: "That man is in it; I know what he will do." Mr. Pavne He mentioned the name, did he? Owenby Ton are very anxious to have me mention that, are you? Yes, I will state positively that it was a Senator's name. As an excuse for not being able to give information with regard to other questions asked, Owenby said that the information was in his books. Some of the books were in Chicago and others were burned up. The books were in a safe deposit company and not accessible to him. He did not want to get access to them and put them where he could not get them. He did that after Stevens' evidence before the committee. The books referred to his pri vate affairs, and he would not state how they could be obtained unless compelled to do so. Did not remember what was in the books, and did not want to. Other questions brought out the fact that outside these books the witness had in a trunk and other receptacles memoranda re lating to silver speculations. He declared several times he intended to bring his trunk and papers here, and ended by offering to telegraph for them.i No action was taken upon the matter. Testimony of Congressman Taylor. In last night's telegram to The Dis patcii reference was made to a Chicago Congressman who was the star of the Sena torial poker game and interested in the silver speculation. To-day Representative Abner Taylor appeared before the Investi gating Committee. He said be was a mem ber of the Committee on Coinage, "Weights and Measures. He had talked with Heden berg about silver and has received an im pression from his talk that a pool to buy silver was being formed, though he had no recollection of Hedenberg having made any offers to go in with him. Witness said be had purchased some silver and in connection therewith he had two regrets to express, viz: That he did not purchase more, and that he did not hold longer that which he had pur chased. He had bought 40,000 ounces at $1 09 and sold it at ?1 12. He had put up a margin of $2,000 on his purchase. He did not know of any Senator or other Represen tatives having" bought silver, and knew nothing of a silver pool of Senators and Representatives. "Witness did not buy any silver before the law went into effect, nor did he purchase any while the legislation was pending. He had dealt some in wheat since he had been in Congress. He also said that he had, after consultation with the Presi dent, Secretary of the Treasury and Director of tbe Mint (by whom it was approved), in troduced a bill at the beginning of the pres ent session of Congress looking to the pur chase of the 13.000,000 ounces of surplus silver in the United States. IN FIGHTING HUMOR. SILVER MEN ANGRY OVER TEE COINAGE COMMITXEE'S DELAY. They Are Determined, to Bring the Silver Bill Before the House Bland Frees His Blind Friends of the Measure Believe It Is Killed. tFROX A STAFF COHEESPOXDEIT.I "Washington, Feb. 2. The free coinage men are up in arms against the Committee on Coinaee of the House for its delay in not reporting the free coinage bill passed by the Senate, and sent over to the House two weeks ago. This feeling came to a head to day when Mr. McCreery introduced a reso lution to take the bill out of the hands of the committee and have it taken up for ac tion. Mr. Bland says there has been no attempt on the part of the committee to disguise its antagonism to the bill. The few hours that have been given to hearings were allotted to representatives of "Wall street, who mis represented the effects of the proposed law, and reports of these hearings were sent to every part of the country, while no friend of free coinage was allowed to give his views. "The fact is," said Mr. Bland to The Dispatch correspondent to-day, "there was no necessity whatever for hearings ef any kind. The whole matter has been dis cussed in every phase in both Senate and House, and every reading person who wanted to be informed had at his command the most exhaustive analysis of both sides ot the subject. ,1 propose to see if Congress has not the power to nrevent a committee of a few persons from killing a measure so vital to the welfare of the people, and -which has not only a pronounced majority of both Houses of Congress in its favor, but is de manded by a vast majority of the people of the country." Many other friends of the measure have given up all hope of its passage, believing that even if it be reported, it will be so loaded with amendments and will be so manipulated by the assistance of Speaker Reed, as to prevent a final vote before the close of Congress. EHOET SENATE SESSION. Proposing the Election of Senators ty a Vote of the People. "Washington, Feb. 2. The Senate met at 2 p. ii. to-day and Mr. Turpie introduced a joint resolution, which was referred to the Committee on Judiciary, proposing an amendment to the Constitution for the elec tion of United States Senators by the direct vote of the people of the several States. The fortification bill was then taken up. An amendment reported by tbe committee to reduce the appropriation for gun and mortar batteries for the defense of the har bors of Boston, New York, San Francisco, Hampton Roads and "Washington from $1,000,000 to 5750,000 was adopted. THE TEEASTJEY VACANCY. A Bill Extending the Temporary Period of Appointment. "Washington, Feb. 2. Iu the House to-day, on motion of Mr. McKinley, a bill was passed amending section 180, Revised Statutes, so as to read: "Vacancies occa sioned by death or resignation shall not be temporarily filled under the three preceding sections for a loneer period than 30 days." The present law limits the time to ten days, and the bill has special reference to the appointment of a successor to the late Secretary Windom. DIED UNDER KOCH'S LYHPH. The First Person Inoculated in This Conn try Passes Away. Hew Haven. Conn., Feb. 2. George M. Bradley, who was tbe first patient in this country to receive the lymph inocula- mm tion, died to-day, and the 'son of Prof.' Blake, another lymph patient who has been under treatment for nearly two months, is at the point of death. Bradley was a man but little over 30 years of age, and was not in an advanced stage of consumptionwben he began receiving treatment. Previously he was not confined to the house, but during his treatment he has been. During tbe past few weeks he suffered in tensely, as the treatment bad a distressing effect upon his throat, making it difficult and extremely painlul for him to take any nourishment. His physicians state that his death was undoubtedly hastened by the con dition of his throat, as his strength dis appeared very fast because of his inability to take food. He had been receiving in jections since very early in December. SENATOR BRICE'S SEAT. AN EFFORT TO PREVENT HIS ADMIS SION TO THE SENATE, Beasons Why He Should Be Denied It Presented in the Ohio Legislature A Bill of Particulars Against Him Not a Citizen of Ohio. rsriCIAI. TM.EQRAK TO THE DrBFATCB.1 Colxtmbus, Feb. 2. "When the Legisla ture reconvened this evening, a resolution was offered, which went over under notice to discuss, to prevent the admission of Cal vin S. Brice to the United States Senate from Ohio. There were but a few Demo crats present in the House, and they were taken by surprise. Some were inclined to treat it as a joke, while others considered it a serious matter. The resolution sets forth tbe fact of the election and that the Consti tution requires that in order to be a Senator from Ohio a man must be a resident of the State, and continues: Whereas, It has become known that Calvin S. Brice is an Inhabitant of New York; by his continuous business relations there; by his re fusal to pay taxes levied against him in Ohio: by his membership in tbe Ohio Society in New York, which admits only those from Ohio who hare acquired citizenship in New York; by bis being enumerated as a citizen of New York; by his son at college registering with his father in New York: by bis swearing that he was a resi dent of the State of (.New'iork in order to tnaKo himself eligible as bondsman for a cer tain contractor, and by other matters of com mon report: and Whereas, It Calvin S. Brice is permitted to take bis seat in the Senate, tbe State of New York Kill have three Senators and the State of Ohio only one. Therefore. Resolved, By the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, that our United States Senator, Hon. John Sherman, be instructed to use his vote and influence to prevent the admission of Calvin b. Brice to the United States Senate. A SCIENTIFIC CRUISE. Bowdoln College Students to Go on an Interesting Trip. rSFECIAL TELEQBAJI TO THE DISPATCH. Brunswick, Me., Feb. 2. Plans are being perfected for an expedition of about 20 Bowdoln students, under Prof. L. A. Lee, to Labrador and the North seas. The pur pose of tbe trip is to follow out researches in various scientific branches, principally eth nology, biology, botany and geology. The party intends to sail from Rockland about the first of July, and will be cone for two or three months. Labrador and Newfoundland will be the regions chiefly visited, while it is probable that Iceland will also receive a share of attention. The party will busy itself with deep sea dredging, researches along the coast and visits to tbr interior. Tbe study of the low Esquimaux of these regions promises to be particularly interest ing. It is nronosed that whatever skulls, birds or relics are found shall "be placed in the cabinets at Bowdoin College. Prof. Lee is well fitted to make the expe dition a success. He was chosen bv the United States Fish Commission in 1887 to take charge of the scientific departments on the voyage which the Albatross made to the Pacific FOR TWO CENTS A KILE, Another Ballroad Fare Bedncer in the Ohio Legislature. rEriXIAX. TXLKOBAX TO TUB DISFATCB.I Coltjmbtjs, O., Feb. 2. Another rail, road fare reducer has been sprung in the House. It provides that all railroads in the State may demand and receive for the trans portation of passengers not exceeding 2 cents per mile for a distance of more than eight miles, but the fare shall always be made that multiple of five nearest reached by multiplying the rate by the distance. The road can receive neither more nor less than this rate, and cannot issue passes; the only exception being made in the cases ol excur sions and employes of the road. A bill has been introduced in the interest of railroad shippers. It provides that a shipper whose goods are lost or damaged while en route can make all the lines over which his goods traveled joint defendants in a suit for damages. The object of the bill is to stop equivocation. A shipper who begins action against a railroad often finds the company will slide out of it by claiming that the' goods were turned over to another railroad company in good shape. THE NEWARK IN COMMISSION. Cramps' Complete Their First Great Con tract "With, the Government. Philadelphia, Feb. 2. The new steel cruiser Newark lormally went into commis sion to-day at Cramps shipyard as a man-of-war of the United States Government. She will be fitted out here. The acceptance of the cruiser completes Cramps' first contract for the new navy, the others being the Yorktown, Vesuvius, Bal timore and Philadelphia. On each of these vessels the builders received a premium, either for excess of speed or horse-power. Two other cruisers are now building at Cramps', and two more will soon be started, the total amount of work under contract for the United States Government being over 5U.000.000. SARA BERNHARDT ARRIVES. She Brings With Her One Hundred and Seven Pieces of Baggage. New York. Feb. 2. Sara Bernhardt ar rived here this afternoon on board the French steamer La Champagne from Havre. She was driven at once to her hotel where she proposes to rest for a few days, com mencing an engagement of perhaps five weeks on Thursday next in this city. At its conclusion she will appear in Detroit, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Denver, San Fran cisco and other cities. Sara looks stouter than when here before, and she entered the cabin of the ship for the first time to-dav when she declared her bag gage, which footed up 107 pieces. TO TEST THE MKINLEY BILL. A Louisville Drygoods Finn Kicks Against the New Tariff. Louisville, Feb. 2. A large drygoods firm here will present a petition to the Sur veyor of the Port of Louisville for the return of 5103, collected under the McKinley bill. The claim is made on the ground that the bill is unconstitutional, because section 30 as passed by Congress was changed in the bill signed by President Harrison. It is expected tbe petition will go from the surveyor to the Federal District Court and then to the Supreme Court of the United States, and will as a test case settle the question whether tht bill is valid. ,, $Mta PITTSBURG, TUESDAY, VETO WITH BIG V, Pattison Emphatically Turns Down the Force Bill Resolution, and TELLS THE REASONS WHY. A Two-Thirds Vote Cannot Possibly Ee Secured to Repass It. ANOTHER ATTACK UPON CAMERON Causes a Scene in the Lower House, but Don Proves a Winner. PART TAKEN BI PITTSBURG MEMBERS IFB01I A STATT COKRESPOXDENT.l Harrisburg, Feb. 2. Another assault was made to-night upon the house of Cam eron. Some strong shoulders stood to-' gether, and a good bit of earnestness was ex hibited in the skirmish, hut for the third time the Lochiel crest was triumphant. First the House again throttled that Butler county gentleman's resolution whieh harsh ly condemned Cameron's silver deal and his vote against the elections bill, and hinting that his resignation was desirable. Then Governor Pattison'g veto of the con current resolution ot last Thursday the one which simply requested Pennsylvania's Senators in Congress to vote for the elec tions bill arrived. Altogether it was an other victorious night for J. Donald Camer on, and both Republicans and Democrats brought it about. The following is the veto message : Governor Pattison Takes a Hand. Commonwealth op Pennstlvania,"! Executive Department. I Optics of the Governor, f Harrisburg, Feb. a J To the Senate of the Commonwealth, of Pennsyl vania: Gentlemen I herewith return, without my approval, the concurrent resolution of the benate, adopted January 29, 1891, as follows, to wit: "Resolved, That onr United States Sen ators be earnestly requested to use every hon orable effort to secure the passage of the Fed eral election bill." The twenty-sixth section of Article IU,of the Constitution of tne Commonwealth of Penn sylvania, provides that "every order, resolu tion or vote, to which the concurrence of both Houses may be necessary (except on the ques tion of adjonrnment) shall be presented to tbe Governor, and, beforo it shall take effect, be approved by nim, or, being disapproved, shall be repassed by two thirds of both Houses, ac cording to tbe rules and limitations prescribed in case of a bill." This section is tbe only warrant for the pre sentation to me ot the resolution herewith re turned. In the absence of any more definite information than is contained in the terms of tbe resolntion, I assume that the measure it Is intended to favor 13 tbe bill now pending in the United States Senate to amend and supplement the election laws of the United States popu larly known as the "force bill." I am( Not Willing to Give My Assent to any declaration in support of that measure; for "it trenches on tho principle of local sovereignty," which is the essence of oar free government. In the contemplation of th wistf men who made the; Federal Constitution H was both impliedly and expressly reserved to "the people of the several States" to choose their representatives in Congress, and their Legislatures are entirely competent to "pre scribe the times, places and manner of holding elections" for such" representatives. There is neither public necessity nor popular demand for legislation which seeks to invade this right of tbe people and to transfer tbe choice of the Representatives from State to Federal regulation. The proposition to invest the executive and judicial branches of the Federal Government with the power to appoint agents to control tho election of the legislative branches a most per nicious and dangerous one. The device to this end, which this resolution approves, involves the expenditure of many millions of dollars and the creation of enormous official patron age; it provides for canvassers gathered at re mote distances from the election dis tricts in which their powers are to be ex ercised; It degrades the judiciary by making it a political appliance to perpetuate tbe power which appointed it; it affects the State jurisdic tion over elections for State, county and dis tricts, by authorizing Federal Supervisors to reject votes at such elections, which, in their judgment, may be wholly or in part defective; and it invites and provokes a collision of State and Federal authority. As cumbersome, in quisitorial and expensive as it is unnecessary and unconstitutional, such a plan will not tend to secure free and untrammeled suffrage. Sure to Awaken Sectional Discord. On the contrary, it will destroy the purity and disturb the tranquility of elections; it will awaken sectional discord, breed distrust and endanger business prosperty. Sound moral, material and political considerations alike de mand that such a measure should be repro bated and not encouraged. Convened as the General Assembly of Pennsylvania is, to con sider matters of State concern and to jealously protect the rights of its citizens, I can see no virtne in the approval of a measure which would yield to Federal Interference and super vision what fairly belongs totbeneople of tho States, and what is constitutionally guaranteed to them. I believe that an overwhelming majority, not only of the people of the country, but of our oun Commonwealth, is heartily opposed to tbe features of this bill. It Is of no conse quence in this view what pledge has been made by any particular political faction, inasmuch as its toremost exponent has denied that it is a partisan measure, or that any man supporting it Is actuated by apartisan purpose. Measured as a qnestion of general public concern, there is neitner justification in tbe origin of tbe bill, nor anywholesome effect to be secured by Its passage. Nor has it gained in popular confi dence in the attempt to enact it by suppressing that freedom of debate which is so supreme!? important to "the perfection of legislation, the dignity of the Senate andto civil llbertyit&elf." I cannot, therefore, consistently or conscien tiously join in a request to the Senators of Pennsylvania to favor such an enactment. Robert is. Pattison. How the Speaker Got a Quorum. A sensational episode was the action of Speaker Thompson in breaking up a con spiracy on the part of Cameron's friends to leave the House without a quorum. Next to that was tbe surprise caused by two of the most prominent Allegheny members, James L. Graham and Emmet E. Cotton, voting with tbe anti-Cameron Republicans. J. M. Thompson, of Butler, -moved to take up for second reading tbe resolution which he introduced Friday, severely con demning Senator Cameron and requesting either his strict allegiance to Republican principles or his resignation. There was a hurried consultation between Messrs. Quay, Brooks and Baker. Brooks jumped up and moved to postpone the Butler county resolution for the present. Upon this motion Mr. Thompson, of But ler, demanded the yeas and nays. The roll call of the 204 members proceeded. It had not progressed far before it became evident that a great many members present were not voting. AH the Democrats remained silent as their names were called. Bo did promi nent Republicans. The Man-Afraid-to-Go-Home-to-His-Constituents was in the movement for all it was worth. The clerks announced that only 59 having voted in the affirmative and 23 in the negative, it was less than a quorum of the House. Mr. Thompson to thd Front. Speaker Thompson instantly tapped the boisterous throng ot statesmen to order with his gavel, and directed that as less than a quorum had voted, aud as there appeared to be more present than all that, the clerks should proceed to a call of the House, dur ing which time the Sergeant at Arms keep FEBRUARY 3, 1891. tbe doorslocked and allow no member to leave the hall. This formal call showed 149 members present, or more than a quorum. Speaker Thompson announced this fact, and then, in determined tones, said: The yeas 'and nays will again be called on the motion to postpone tho resolution of the gentleman from Butler. Any gentleman who is present and who refuses to answer his name when it is called will be considered guilty of contempt, and I will instruct the Sergeant at Arms to conduct snch member before tbe bar of the House. Mr. Fow meekly inquired if that order was debatable. Speaker Thompson said it was not. The roll call then began a third time. There was no shirking a vote this time and every member toed tbe mark. The result was 128 yeas and 25 noes. That post poned the resolution. The noes were Messrs. srs. Cotton and Graham, of Pittsburg, Bald win, Bovd, Brown, Burdick,Burton, Cooper, Coray, Farr, Kennedy, Magnin, Malhne, Morrow, McClintock, Potter, Setnor, Squires, Stayer, A. J. Stewart, Stocking, Sumner, Taggart, J. M. Thompson and "Williams. Cannot Be Passed Over the Veto. In the Senate the Governor's message was read and then silently dropped. No vote was taken on the question, "Shall the reso lution pass notwithstanding the Governor's veto?" The Republicans ot the Senate can not passed it over the veto, but the message riot being formally acted upon it can be called up again. No action was taken on the veto in the House. Emmet E. Cotton, of Pittsburg, was ques tioned subsequently about his vote against postponing the condemnatory resolution of Cameron. "I did not believe Cameron acted right in the silver matter," he said, "nor do I think he acted squarely with this Legislature in voting against the elections bill. I said this before, and to-night, when I was faced with the questions squarely, I could not vqte oth erwise." James L. Graham, of Allegheny, seconded the nomination of Senator Cameron in joint caucus. In explanation of his vote to-night against postponing the resolution condemn ing Cameron he said: "When we elected Mr. Cameron recently we were promised by Mr. Quay and Mr. Gobin that Cameron would vote for the elections bill. That promise was not kept and I cannot conscientiously take part in any movement now to overlook the action of Mr. Cameron." L. E. SlOFIEL. THE TOMBSTONE BILL. IT IS THE SUBJECT OF MUCH MERRI MENT IN THE HOUSE, Its Author Unmercifully Guyed by His Fel low Members An Hour's Fnn Held Oicr the Bill Boforo It is Once Again laid to Best. iraOSt A STATF COREESrOKDEXT.3 Harrisburg, Feb. 2. This Legislature has taken It into its head to guy Represen tative Tewksbury, of Columbia county. They did it with a vengeance to-night Some of the jokers got him to make a mo tion toputhistombstonebill on the calendar, in spite of the negative recommendation it got in committee. He made this motion with a speech that convulsed the House. He argued that the marble cutters of the State backed him. He had received letters from Philadelphia and other townships in dorsing his bill. He read editorials from papers denouncing the people who never pay for the tombstones they get erected over tbe graves of their relatives. His bill allows any tombstone, vault or monument to be re moved from theoemeierr unless paid for .in two years. " Mr. Stocking, of "Washington county, said the House should pause before granting this "grave' request. To undertake to pass Buch a bill, the members would be "under takers" of unlimited gall. Shakespeare has pietured patlenc; on a monument smil ing down at grief. "Would this House allow the moneybags of Shylock, in the per son of tbe Impecunious marble cutter, to lean up against tbe same shaft which bears tbe inscription of "Rest in Peace ?" Would an auctioneer be permitted to swing his vulgar mallet amid the sacred urns, and mingle his puns with these well-known words: "Dearest "Willie, thou hast leit us, and tby loss we deeply mourn 1" Pass this bill, and, Mr. Stocking declared, the old Methodist hymn would read trne: "Hark, from the tombs a doleful sound, etc." Mr. Tewksbury replied to this by saying the subject was monumental as well as grave. His bill exempted all tombstones not worth 525, so that the gentleman from Washington need not be afraid his grave would be robbed. Mr. Lytle, of Huntingdon, said it was un just to legislate in this bill for the male worker only. He wanted to know if Mr. Tewksbury would amend his bill, so as to place a lien on the shroud of the corpse in favor of the woman who made it? This guy was only equalled by a Demo cratic member, who told Tewksbury that he would vote for the bill if he would extend the lien to the body in the grave. The amusing debate continued for an hour and then the motion of Mr. Tewksbury was de feated, BUSINESS OF THE SENATE. A Number of Bills Introduced and a Few Passed. rSPSCTAXt TELEGRAM TO TUX SISrATCH.1 Habbisbubg, Feb. 2. In tbe Senate to night bills were introduced as follows: Mylan, Lancaster, Tor reller and employment of the poor and fur establishment of department of poor law administration. Ilemnjr, Columbia, to enable towns, boroughs and municipalities chartered by special act to surrender charters and become subject to general borough laws; also, requiring 15,000 to be paid out of the State Treasury annually to the Philadel phia school district to aid In paying tne Superin tendent and assistants, fAOUO to l'lttsburjt and Allegheny for a similar purpose, and to cities of the third class 12 cents per resident, taxable of such school district, to pay Its superintendent of public schools, provided that no city of the third class shall receive more than Jl,o00. A illiamson, Huntlngdou, to restrain and regu late the sale of cigarettes, 1 equlrlng a license for tne sale of thtra to prevent sale of them and gilt to minors, to Impose penalty for Illicit sales and to give the parent or guardian action at law. Jnarkley. Montgomery, prohibiting pawnbrok ers from charging more than i per cent per month for money loaned on articles deposited with them not exceeding 1100, and: per cent per month on sums In excess or (100, and making articles re deemable at any time wltnln 11 months from tbe date of contracting of the loan. renrosc. Philadelphia, continuing the salary of Judges of the courts whose term of office shall expire alter havlug been in commission at least S3 years. Bills were passed finally to validate pri vate sales of real estate of decedent hereto fore for payment of debts not of record; con firmatory of conveyances of real estate; to facilitate trial of actions of ejectment in volving ways, passages, water courses, etc. Neeb's bill to hang murderers in peniten tiary passed second reading. House resolution to provide for revision of bitumi nous mine laws was amended to increase the number of members of commission from 1G to 24. LIQUOR LEGISLATION. Pittsburg Distillers and Dealers Will Attend the Hearings. , rFIlOM A STAFT COBBXSFONDBXT. Harrisburg, Feb. 2. The special com mittee in charge of all the liquor legislation will hold meetings Tuesday, "Wednesday and Thursday evenings of this week. Ac cording to letters from some distillers and wholesale dealers in Pittsburg, many of them wiU appear. Chairman Graham, of tho Ways and Means Committee, who appointed this com mittee, denies that he picked out men known to be prejudiced one way or the other, as a newspaper has charged. He picked out men t ' Continued on tizth page, , Mgmlai MIX IN THLII. Colonel Smith, Ex-Mayor of the Quake? City, and Now a Candidate, UNDER SERIOUS CHARGES. A Court-Hartial and Appeal to the 3 District Attorney Probable. WARRANTS FOR $600 MISSING. The Halter lias Been Reported to the Adju ' tant General's Office. H0K0R OP THE REGIMENT INVOLVED nrXCTAI. TBLIOHAM TO TBI DISrATCH.1 Philadelphia, Feb. 2. There is trouble in tbe Third Regiment National Guards over the peculiar financial methods of Colonel W. B. Smith, who was impeached when he was Mayor of Philadelphia for operations very simtlar to those with which he is charged in handlintr Cundi of the regi ment of which he .. Colonel less than a year ago. v. tfJfn. "Mnow an independent candidatbi&l. H 5sJ'or some weeks past the troublt !5 ing and at last the climax basbvJb-?3' "? Flander C. Hall, Jr., is President, rece4&s' nonce irom Areasurer uoun xtougcxs, uar- termaster.of the regiment, that two head quarter warrants drawn by Adjutant Gen eral Hastings on the State Treasurer to the order of Colonel Smith, for $300 each, had not been handed to him nor in any way ac counted for as provided by the articles of incorporation and the constitution of the regimental association. Frequent Demands for the Warrants. Treasurer Rodgers, who was one of the most active supporters of Mr. Smith in his contest for the election to the Colonelcy of the regiment, expected that Colonel Smith would hand over to him the warrants, and frequent demands have been made for them, but without success. Treasurer Rodgers re ported these facts at a meeting of tbe regi mental Board of Directors, of which Colonel Smith's son, "William, is Secretary, and it was decided that President Halland and Treasurer Rodgers should proceed to Harris burg and lay tbe facts of the case before General Hastings. Colonel Smith had repeatedly denied having received the July warrant, claiming that it had merged back into the State Treasury. At Harrisburg it was discovered that Colonel Smith had received both war rants, that both had been made out to his order and were by him indorsed. In order to facilitate a settlement a meeting was called for the following Friday, January 30. Colonel Smith failed to put in appearance, and tbe board received no explanation as to the missing warrants. 1 .The Report of tho Treasurer. At thisytneeting Treasurer Rodgers re ported the result of the conference with General Hastings. He recalled to the Board the fact that on several occasions Colonel Smith had denied most emphatic ally '"-""cr having received the July warrant This statement be said was found to be un true by Major Hall and himself at Harris burg. On the return of the two officers from Harrisburg it was determined by them to bring matters to ,a crisis and demand a settlement. A meeting of the Board of Directors was called, and it was decided that the Finance Committee should lormally ask Colonel Smith for an accounting" and demand the two warrants or their ecmiva lent, 600. Tbe committee, which is composed of Surgeon Batt, Chairman; Messrs. "Gillespie, Mitchell, Myers and Mc Cann, obeyed tbe instructions of the board and were informed by Colonel Smith tbat he would attend the next meeting of the board and settle the matter as desired. Coming from such a strong friend of Colonel Smith's as Mr. Rodgers had shown himself to be, and backedjby the indorse ment and testimony of Major Hall, it was felt that for the honor of the regiment itrong measures were now necessary. Taking More Badlcal Measures. President Hall was directed to officially demand tbe production of the warrants, or, if cashed, their value iu money before or on Friday, February G. In comoliance with the decision of the board, Major Hall to-day wrote an official letter to the Colonel de manding the warrants. The usual course is for the treasurer of the regiment to deposit the warrants with the Guarantee Trust Company, with which company tbe regiment has an account, and to draw against them. Major Hall is de termined to uphold the honor and integrity of the regsment. He was elected to bis office as President of the board on January 1, and has evinced a desire to hold matters with a strong hand. He was a firm friend of Col onel Smith's, and one of bis principal sup porters in bis candidacy for the Colonelcy of the regiment. He feels 'the position in which he is placed very keenly and spoke verv reluctantly to-nigbt. "I will say," he said, "only this, that if there is auy financial trouble it will be shown up at our next meeting of the direc tors on Friday next andithen I shall push the matter through no matter what the case is or who is implicated." A Conrt-Martlal to Be Demanded. An officer on Colonel Smith's staff talked freely of the matter. He said:-"I am glad this thing is coming out, for now a load will be lifted off my mind. These warrants have been received by Colonel Smith, and he positively declines to give them up or account for them in any way. "We shall demand a court martial and go still further bv placing the matter in the hands of District Attorney Graham." There is no room for doubt as to the in tention of tbe board of directors. Tbey will press for an explanation as to the delay in producing the warrants. It is remark able that all the members of the board of directors, with two excep tions, were staunch supporters of Colonel Smith In his military ambition and now to a man they are determined to push this in vestigation to its end. The affairs of the regiment are transacted on a purely business basis. The finances of the regi ment are under the absolute control of the board of directors winch is elected by the regiment at large. All disbursements are made bv order of the board, and the prop erty and appurtenances of the regiment are in its hands. Colonel Smith cannot legally control one cent of the funds. HOW TO HANDLE THE CROWD. That Is tho Problem for the Managers of tho "World's Talr. Chicago. Feb. 2. The World's Fair Grounds and Building Committee had a long conversation this afternoon with H. H. Porter, Benjamin Thomas ana uonsuiung Engineer Gottlieb on the transportation problem and the best means of conveying DO YOU 1 SENA TORS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION people and material from the city proper to Jackson Park during the exposition. The main question discussed was whether the exposition company should build a rail road to be used by alt tbe railroad com panies, or rely entirely on such arrange ments as the companies might make. Di rector E. T. Jefferies, formerly general man ager of tbe Illinois Central" Railroad, was very certain that the most economical and effective pl-.n would be the construction of a railroad by tbe exposition. At the close of the consultation it was agreed that Con sulting Engineer Gottlieb should associate with him such other engineers as he pleased, and held a conference with Mr. Porter and Mr. Thomas, and afterward report the re sults to the committee. A FIENDISH MURDER IN "WHICH A NOTORIOUS PITTSBURG CRIMINAL IS MIXED UP. irge Boesch, tho Slayer of Nig Wyman in Jail at Cincinnati for the Brutal Killing of a Gardener Clear Case Against Him. UrECIAL TZXZOBAX TO IBS DISPATCILt Cincinnati, Feb. 2. About a weec ago Philip Stadtler, a gardener, was picked up near the City Hospital in an insensible con dition. He was badly beaten up, and .a woman living near where he was fonnd in formed the police that he had been ejected from a low dive close by, known as the House of Horrors, so called on account of tbe many murders that have occurred in the building. The proprietor was arrested and held on a charge of disorderly conduct. Stadtler died at the hospital. An inquest followed, and a friend of the dead man, who had been with him on the fatal night, testified tbat Henry Kreiger, proprietor of the House of Horrors had beaten Stadtler over the bead with a baseball club tbat he had soaked in water in order to make heavy, tbe poor fel low being held by two men, Georgo Busch aud "William Tacklenbcrg, hangers-on about the saloon. Kreiger also, while Stadtler was lying on the floor, stamped his face with the heels ot his heavy boots. There is no doubt that Stadtler was fiendishly murdered tor $5 that he had in his possession. It has been learned that Bnsch, who is charged with being an acces sory to the commission of the crime, is a notorious criminal, whose hands were al ready stained with human blood before he engaged in this affair. His real name is George Roescb, of Pittsburg. He was arrested in Allegheny City for the killing of "Nig" Wyman, whom hs fairly slaughtered with a huge knife, diseni bowellng'hlm with a savage slash during a quarrel. He was tried and sentenced to serve a term of eight years in the Pennsyl vania State Prison. After his.releaie he drifted to this city. Roescb, alias Busch, has made a partial confession to the Coroner, in which he im plicates Krieger and Bill Eckert, a bar tender. Roesch has a wife and three chil dren living in Allegheny City, from whom he has been separated for a number of years. KTT.TiET) THE SCHOOL TEACHER. For Whipping a Child, a Tonng Woman Is Fatally Beaten. "Winnebago City, Minn., Feb. 2. Miss Lent, the young school teacher who was so brutally assaulted by the Cruzen family a few days ago, has dled'from her in juries. Miss Lent, who was teaching in a country school near this place, had occasion to punish a girl named Cruzen. The girl's sister ran home and told her parents. They became so enraged that they went to the house and assaulted tbe teacher. Mr. Cruzen struck Miss Lent with a school book and knocked her down. The mother then grabbed Miss Lent by tbe hair, which was hanging loose over her shoulders, and dragged her around the room until the cap of the skull was partially torn from its place. With tbe aid of her hus band the wife picked up the prostrate form of the teacher and threw it out of an open win dow, the head striking a stone. Mis3 Lent was compelled to take to her bed with the result above stated. The greatest indigna tion prevails. The Cruzens, father, mother and daughter, were arrested and have been placed in jail. THERE IS NOT MUCH IN IT. So Says Ex-Senator Hill Speaking of tho Silver Pool. Chicago, Feb. 2. Ex-Senator Hill, of Colorado, was in this city to-day en route to Washington to take up the duties of his new position as a member of the Interna tional Money Conference. He said in an interview: "I know nothing about the alleged silver pool and the work of tbe investigation outside of tbe information supplied by the press, but I don't think the inquiry will re sult in a startling disclosure. This man, J. A. Owenby, who claims to know a great deal tbat wonld make his testimony valua ble is, in mv opinion, inclined to be a great talker. I don't take much stock in him. In Colorado everything is naturally cen tered upon the vital topic silver. A MILLIONAIRE'S WILL. It Is Discovered After Many Tears and Brought to Light. New York, Feb. 2. A peculiar case came to light to-day, and one whish will have an important bearing upon the dis tribution of tbe estate of Millionaire Gordon, the late proprietor of the Gordon press works at Rahway, N. J. It was supposed that he had died intes tate, but through some means his lawyers found that there was a will of tbe dead man among the papers of a neighbor. The will is dated in 18G3, and tbe lawyers have made a formal demand for the property which had gone into other hands than those pro vided for iu tbe document. SENTENCED TO BE HANGED. A. Maryland Negro Quickly Convicted for Assaulting a Woman. BAiTiMOEE, Feb. 2. Ernest Forbes, colored, who was convicted in this city last week of a criminal assault about two months ago on Bertha Phipps, was sentenced to-day bv Judge Wright to be hanged in tbe jail yard of tbe county in which the crime was committed. Governor Jackson must fix the date of death. Forbes was taken to the Baltimore city jail for safe keeping, owing to the threats to lynch him by the people of Anne Arundel county- WANT A SITUATION? NUMBERS OF GOOD ( I OPENINGS ADVERTISED EVERY HORNING IN THE COLUMNS OF THE DISPATCH. THREE CENT& NOT THEFIRST TIME That There Was an Explosion of Gas in the Fatal Mammoth Shaft. RESULT OF THE 'INQUIRY Searching! Conducted by the Joint Lejrislalive Committee. A GREAT HDMBER OP WITHESSES Although Some Who Were Badly Wanted. Failed to Appear. REVISION OF MINING LAWS CERTAIN rrEOM A ETATT COBBXSr03nX3T.I Gbeensbueo, Pa., Feb. 2. The Legis lative Committee revisited the mine at Mammoth this morning; passed the entire day in taking testimony as to the cause of the accident of last Tuesday, and returned here this evening with voluminous evidence bearing on the inquiry. As far as local in vestigation is concerned the committee fin ished at the mine last night, and will return to Harrisburg to-morrow morning. There the witnesses wbo have cot yet been heard will be listened to. The inquiry has neither been hurried nor superficial. The committee simply bent to its work with a will and accomplished more to-day than many similar bodies would think of undertaking in a week. The remit of the investigation, so far as can be gauged from the sworn evidence adduced before the committee to-day, amply warranted a special inquiry. What tbe witnesses say in regard to the lamentable affair needs no elucida tion; tbe inferences to be drawn in advance of the official finding can be so done without much difficulty. As pointed out iu yester day's Dispatch the investigation will have, as one result, a remodeling of th mining laws. No Delay in Getting to Work. The members ot the committee were early astir. Not much time was lost in getting down to business, and while Sergeant at Arms Hooper and Secretary Sweeney were serving additional subp ceo as. Represents--tives Davis and Farrell, and Inspector King, of the Clearfield, descended and took: another look at the mine. No available quarters being at hand, as a tribunal it was decided to hold tbe Inquiry' in tbe car. Senators Thompson and Hines opened the inquiry, the other members of the'eommittee not having returned from tbe mine. There were there presentlnsnectors Thomas Adams, of tbe Third district; H.' Louttit, of the First; James Blick, of tbe Seventh; William Duncan, of tbe Fifth, and William Jenkins, of the Second dis trict: General Manager Thomas Lynch, of the company, and James S. Moorehead, Esq., of Moorehead & Head, Greensburg, who appeared for the company. Ed Don nelly took stenographic notes of the evi denccforMr. Lynch, and Mr. Hall for the committee. The .session lasted for six hours, and at 4 o'clock a ten minutes' recess was taken for luncheon. When Inspector Jenkins had given his evidence the committee retired for a private consultation, and on again ap pearing the Chairman read a resolution which had bees adopted to the effect that it was the sense of tbe meeting tbat tbe com mittee could better elicit iniormation from the miners il Mr. Lynch and his attorney were not present. The gentlemen demurred but finally retired and the session pro ceeded. Beginning of the Testimony. The first witness called was Joseph Brewer, who stated he was now engineer of tbe Slope mine. Four years ago Fire Boss Snaith and another man were burned by an explosion of gas in tbe mine. The witness farther testified that Mine Boss Eaton had, about lour weeks ago, told him not to go near the dip without a safety lamp. Portion of that part of tbe mine are now flooded. He detected gas in that part of the mine by the light gradually dying out. Simon G. Shiveley testified to being night watchman for the last two years. He said tbat the fire boss used to go down between 2:30 o'clock and 4 o'clock, and return any time between 5 o'clock and 5:15. He would spend between two hours or two hours and a half in tbe mine. On the morning of the accident tbe fire boss came up from the mine at about 5 o'clock. He had an assist ant about a month ago. Jacob Shank, coal miner, said, be haa worked right along in the Shaft mine for fonr years up to four years ago. When he first came Billy Snaith and "Scotty" Nelson wero burned at the main bottom of the shaft by an explosion of gas. About three years ago another man named Evans was burned at No. 3 flat now No. 12 flat. Jake Pef- fer was then Fit boss. On 'one morning he went down down Pener said There Was 100 Feet of Gas on a monkey heading, and the party brushed it out with their coats. There was no ventilation in the mine. The fall of slate occurred between one ana two butts on the third flat. The regnUr manway was considered safe, but the way was obstructed with posts and timbers. It was in that state for three years or more. The witness testified to detecting gas four years ago, but not since then. Tnere were leakages that could hive been fired on the fourth butt off No. 12 flat. To Mr. Moorehead the witness stated that tbe explosion occurred just after the comple tion of the ventilating apparatus. The posts in the manway were for timbering the flats and tunnels. The passages were obstructed by these timbers. In reply to Senator Thompson, Shank said that about three months ago the ventilation ot the "dip" used to be bad. The air was hot, smoky and foggy, and hard to stand; bad enough to make a mln sweat to death. The fin was then working. He referred to No. 3 flat. Jacob Peffer was mining boss in the mine lor four years. He left in 1889. Tbe roof gave away one time and he canght 300 feet of gas only 100 feet from the bottom of the shaft. That was on the first bolt from the timbered flat. The gas came in from the main coal. He used safety lamps until he got ventilation. The fire boss at the time was William Snaith and be had no assistant. Peffer further testified to having been burned in No. 6 flat, on the face, through the negligeuce of the fire boss. On this occasion Snaith's son-in-law was fire boss. He did not tbink one fire boss could prop erly examine 135 working places in two hours. Thought Naked Lamps Were Safe. To Senator Thompson the witness stated that naked lights were used and that he thought tbey were safe. The manway was badly obstructed by pipesand trestles. Tbe size of the passage was seven by eight feet, and he thought the passage of the air was obstructed. Cross-examined by Mr. Moorehead Peffer said that the gas was found before complete ' ventilation had been obtained. The fire boss examined the mine but did not hold his) IContinued on Sixth lagc j: 1 4 1 1 i 3 j .1 i i 1 i1 I ..v
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