THIS IS THE SEASON TO SELL AND KENT HOUSES. BUYERS AND RENTER LOOK FOR BARGAINS IN THE EYERY MORNING DISPATCH. 'DO YOU WANT A SITUATI0N7 NUMBERS OF GOOD OPENINGS ADVERTISED EVERY HORNING IN THE COLUMNS OF THE DISPATCH. partem Bitf!). i FOKTY-ITFTH YE ATI PITTSBURG, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 189L THREE CENTS. I-?? " w A PECULIAR PHASE Of the Investigation Into the Se crets of the Silver Pool Scandal. ALL NAMES SUPPRESSED. Owenby Finally Offers to Give Away the Speculators, but Is Kot Allowed to Do So. OATES WANTS THE WHOLE TBDTD, But Other Members of the Committee De nounce the Froposed Eerelations as an Outrage. THE EEITEK CASE BEFORE CONGRESS. Eslitll Ejttks is tie Concirdtr'i Bibiil ixd Rip- rtttiUtirt KcZttni Talks for Ex- Minister Kixnu; APFOIKTHENT Or JUDGE ACKESOH CONTIRHED I6PECIAL TELEGEA1I TO THE DISPATCH. "Washington, Feb. 3. The revelations outlined in The DisrATCH of Monday are comics to light, but not without obstacles being thrown in the way. In Owenby the majority of tbe Silver Pool Investigating Committee seem to have caught a tartar. He is a much more willing witness than the committee apparently want, and to-day they refused to allow him to tell all he knew. Owenby announced that he was ready to give the names of a number of statesmen whom he had reason to believe were in the silver pool. Instantly there were objections raised, and the secret is still locked in Owenby's breast He was graciously per mitted, however, to exonerate three members of Congress from all connection with the deal. Tho 'Witness Makes Some Explanations. When Mr. Owenby took the stand again to-day he began by explaining certain mat ters which were rather confused yesterday. Speaking of the papers and books, part of which he said yesterday were locked up so that he (Owenby) could not get them, he stated that they were ordinary memorandum books or diaries which he carried like any other business man and put away when they were filled up. Some of these memorandum books, he explained, were in his trunk, and others had been given to Weicher. with whom he wss interested in business. "Weicher had put them in a safe deposit rank, and that was what witness meant when he said that he could not get at them. The testimony then recurred to the con versation with Donald, the Hanover bank cashier. Donald, Owenby said, had told him that certain Senators and Hepresenta tives were interested in silver transactions. He offered to give the names, but Messrs. Payne and Iiowell made decided objections, and insisted on what was said at these con versations being given, but with names omitted. Oatcs Wanted to HaTO the Names. Mr. Oates thought the names should be given, and Owenby said he could not prop erly give the conversation without names. About seven Congressmen, he thought, were mentioned. Donald stated thai the Con gressmen were interested in silver through certain parties or institutions. The Fourth National and the Chase National Banks were doing the dealings for these Congress men, Donald said. Donald had also stated that Zimmerman and Forshay, August Bel' wont, and Carson and Simmons were inter ested. The orders for silver were given to them and it was bought in London to cover up the tracks. Yes, Donald used that expres sion. He said politicians were pretty hard men to clean up after. Donald also told "witness he got information from a private agent here, whom he kept in his employ. Did not know his name. Donald said that when he had any doubts about matters he came overand saw a Bepre sentalive and also a Senator, with whom he liad close relations. Yes, Donald had two Congressional friends, but witness under stood him to refer more particularly to the llepresentative. Donald claimed to be in terested in these silver transactions. Transactions Amounting to a Million. The total amount of silver that was agreed to be bought by the persons interested with Donald, the witness said, was $1,000,000 worth. He could not remember the exact date of these conversations. There was no one present at these conversations. To the best of witness" recollection, Eilver was bought at 97 and up to 101. At one time Donald spoke of the sale ot silver, but did cot state how much was sold. Before making these latter answers Owenby had examined two slips of paper he carried. Mr. Payne asked what those slips were, and the witness said they were mem oranda that be had made half an hour before from some letters and telegrams from Don ald, which he had with him. Before hand ing these letters and telegrams over he in sisted on their return during the day, as soon as copies could be made. He also submitted a letter from Mr. Par sons, of Wells, Fargo & Co. He wanted the letter read to newspaper men, because Par sons had testified against him and that let ter would show how matters were. A Victim of Verbal Contracts. Owenby was then examined as to his con tract arrangements with Donald. They were verbal, he said, and he was the victim of verbal contracts. Witness was to give all the information be could possibly get. His personal expenses were to be paid, and he was to share and share alike with those who went into the purchase of silver. Donald was to carry the silver for him and agreed to carry 245,000 ounces. For his personal expense; m Washington he drew on Donald. Owenby said he had borrowed fonie fSOO from Donald, giving a note. That was done in order to keep witness straight at the bank until after a settlement on the silver transaction. Donald still held the note and had never paid witness any thing on the silver deal either. The examination reverted to the conver sations with Donald, and witness said Don ald told him that he (Donald) had informa tion or 6,000,000 ounces of silver being pur chased by the five banks and brokerage houses he had named. He believed Donald named some or the persons for whom the purchases were made, and witness men tioned the nameof Representative Ketcham, of .New York, as one of them. Anxious to Make a Clean Breast. He insisted on this statement when ques tioned, and again wanted to give names so as to make his story clear; but Mr. Payne replied that it would be little short ot an outrage to permit the names of any respect able men to be given unless witness had other than hearsay testimony. Donald, Owenby said, told him the parties to the silver pool had got in a wrangle; that he (Donald) had got out of it; and therefore could not make anything ont of it for witness. Donald took that method of repudiating the arrangement with witness. The silver pur chasers sold ont at 117 and witness figured that he onght to get IS cents an ounce on 250,000 ounces, or between J33.000 and 510,000. He denied having any contract with Donald (as stated by Donald) that he was to receive only 250; and said ho bad already received more than that amount. Owenby said ho had also received informa tion from David T. Littler. Billy Hall, Assis tant Cashier of the Hanover Bank, and J. L. Cunningham, of persons being interested in silver speculation. Owenby, as in another case could not remember dates, bnt said that silver was at 109 when be talked with Littler. Wit ness mentioned the names of persons inter ested, and Littler assented and also mentioned the names of Congressmen. Owenby said he had no direct personal knowledge of any Con gressional silver speculation. Standing by the SteTcni Letter. In reply to Inquiries by Mr. Payne, the wit ness recapitulated certain carts of his testi mony, detailing particularly his conversation with Mr. Stevens. Mr. Stevens' letter on which his inquiry was based, he said, was true. He gave him the story and obtained his informa tion from conversations with Donald, Jennings. Cunningham, and Littler. The statement in Mr. Stevens' publication that the largest pool was one of Senators and New York capitalists and that it was interested to tho extent of 7,000,000 ounces was based by witness principally on statements made by Littler, who said the men were frequenters of Chamberlins. He had stated to Air. Stevens that impecunious Con gressmen were permitted to borrow money on their individual notes without security for the purpose of carrying silver. Donald gave him that information. Ho also told Mr. Stevens that Cullom, Teller. Cannon and others were not in the pool. His statement about tbis was from personal knowl edge. The witness went to Senator Cullom and slated that he was interested in silver pur chases, and in a polite way stated that a num ber of Congressmen were interested. Senator Cullom stopped him at once, told him to go no further, .that he (Mr. Cullom) had never specu lated and that be would never allow anyone to carry silver for him. The statements made in the pnblication by Mr. Stevens were gone over carefully. Item by item, and the witness in each case said he had made substantially that statement. In the course of further testimony. Mr. Owenby said that his failure to appear voluntarily and testify was becanse of his lack of. confidence in the committee and politicians generally. A deputy sergeant-at-arms-lelt here to-night for Florida, where Cashier Donald, ot the Hanover Bank, of New York, is at resent, with instructions to bring him to Washington immediately. DALZELL'S DEFENSE, HE STANDS UP P0B C0MMANDEB BETTEE IK CONGRESS. The Letter of Secretary Tracy Denounced as an Insult McEenna Comes to the Rescue of Mixner Some Speeches on the Other Side. "Washington, Feb. a In the House to-day, Mr. McKenna, of California, reply ing to Mr. McCreary's criticisms a few days ago of the Barrundia case, defended the ac tion of Minister Mizner in the matter. If he (McKenna) understood Minister Mi ner's situation he was "supported by every publicist of repute. Mr. Mizner was his personal friend; he knew him intimately. He was a gentleman ot character, of ability and of courage. He bad as strong regard for the flag and as tender a sensitive ness toward it as any gentleman on the floor. He had risked his life on the plains ol Mexico. He had acqnired a soldier's love for it and all It sym bolized; and, from the time of the Mexican War until now, not a single moment bad he wavered in bis allegiance to it or his pride in It; and he (McEenna) asserted that in his situa tion at the post iu Guatemala he did himself honor and his country honor. Applause Mr. Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, came to' the defense of Commander Belter. In duo time he proposed to submit some remarks in support of these propositions: First, that the Secretary of the Navy had no right unaer the law to ad minister a public reprimand to Commander Reiter. as he had done, by the insultinfc letter published in the press; second, that Reiter and Mizner had followed international lawas prac ticed in the last 50 years in tho country's his tory. Mr. Hitt, of Illinois, made a most eloquent defense of the State Department. He reviewed the case at some length, and said in conclusion: "God grant that no man of any party shall ever be Secretary of State who will not disavow the act of a Minister who orders the surrender of a political victim who trusts to our protection and the act of a commander who sits supine with two war vessels at his back and permits such a bloody tragedy and disgrace to our na tional name." Applause. After further debate by Mr. Blanchard, of Louisiana, and Mr. McCreary, of Kentucky, in support of the action of the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Navy, the House ad journed. VACANCIES THB0UGH DEATH. Tho Senate Agrees to the Hill assessed b the Housei Washington, Feb. a In the Senate. House bill to amend section ISO of the Revised Statutes, in reference to temporary designa tions to till vacancies in case of the death, sick ness or absence of heads of departments, was reported back with a substitute. The subst tute amends three sections ol the Revised Statutes on that subject and limits to SO days the period of such designation, except where the duties are exercised by the Assistant Secre tary, in which case there Is no limitation. Tho substitute was rejected and the House bill passed. Tho consideration of the fortification bill took up the remainder of the session. The first item that attracted notice was one appropri ating $1,000,000 for the purchase of oil tempered and annealed steel for high power coast de fense gnns of 8.10 and 12 caliber. The Com mittee on Appropriations recommended a re duction of the amount to $SOO,000, and Mr. Gor man moved a still further reduction to 5250,000. Alter a long discussion as to whether or not the United States could successfully resist a foreign foe in case of a declaration of war, Mr. Gorman's amendment was rejected and the committee amendment agreed to. THE FBEE COINAGE BILL. Sliver Men Protest, in Vain Against Any Farther Delay. Washington. Feb. 3. When the House Coinage Committee met this morning the Chairman read a telegraphic appeal from St. Louis for further hearings on the free coinage bill. Messrs. Bland and Bartlne protested against further delay and Mr. Walker argued lur deliberate consideration of this important question and in favor of the granting the ap peaL The debate became heated and Messrs. Bland and Walter indulged in some personali ties. v Finally Mr. Vaux moved that the St. Louis delegation be beard not later than next Tues day. Mr. Bartine moved to amend by provid ing that no fnrtber hearings be held after Tuesday, and that the committee then proceed to consider tho bill. Air. Walker moved to table the amendment. The motion to table was carried yeas, 7; nays, 6 the Chairman voting with the free coinage men. On the next question, however.of hearing the St. Lonis dele gation, be voted in favor of doing so and the motion prevailed yeas, 8; nays, 4. . JUDGE ACHES0N CjNFIBMaD. Tho Senate Indorses the Selection of Judge McKennan's Successor. Washington, Feb. 3.-The Senate In execu. tire session to-day confirmed the following nominations: Marcus W. Anbeson, of Pennsylvania, United States Circuit Judge for the Third Cir cuit; E, It Hanna, United States District At torney for the Eastern district of Texas; G. K. Anderson, of Pennsylvania, Register of the Land Office at Folsom, N. M. THE SUNDBY CIVIL BILL. It Provides for Appropriations Aggregating a Total of 834,342,070. WASHINGTON, Feb. a The sundry civil bill was reported to the House this afternoon. It carries an appropriation of $31,212,970. There is 4,713,112 for public buildings, as compared with tne appropriation for the current fiscal year. Under the head of appro priations for public buildings are the following: Allegheny, Pa,, $35,000; Akron, O., $75,000; Beaver Falls, Pa., $30,000; Canton, O., $75,000: Chicago Custom House and sub-treasury repairs, $50,000; World's Colum bian Exposition, to complete building, $300,000; Lima, O., $60,000; Youngstown. O.. $75,000. Other items of Interest in the bill are World's Columbian Exposition, Government exhibit, $350,000: miscellaneous expenses, $153,000; lady managers, $50,000, enforcement of alien contract labor law, $90,000: enforcement of Chinese ait, SOU, 000; surveys of public lauds, $300,000: Galveston harbor, $600,000; Hay Lake Channel, Mich., $300,000; St Marys river. Mich., $600,000; Chickarnanga National Park, $200,000; Soldiers' Home, $500,000. THE FATHER TOO LATE, A HOT CHASE AFTEB ELOPERS THAT HAS A HAPPY ENDING. Deacon Jessup Quarrels With His Daugh ter's Lover About Politics, and They Run Away and Are Married Papa Forgives and Imparts His Blessing. .'SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TUX DISPATCH.1 Sckantok, Feb. 3. Deacon Elijah W. Jessup, a prosperous farmer of Lathrop township, is a radical Bepublican. He is pious, hut he often flies into a passion when he gets to talking politics with Democrats. O. V. B. Metcalf, the son of a neighboring farmer, is a hot-headed young Democrat of the Jefferson type. For more than a year Metcalf has been in the habit of calling upon Deacon Jessup's daughter Julia at least once a week. A fortnight ago he and the deacon got into a red-hot political quar rel in the presence of Julia and her mother. The women tried to stop it, bnt it did not come to an end until the deacon had ordered Metcalf from the house, telling him never to call there again. Metcalf departed and Julia had a crying spell. The young man has not been in the deacon's house since, but he has met Miss Jessup several times at another farm house. A little after dark last night Metcalf drove up to the deacon's house in a cutter, and in amoment Miss Jessup tripped out all muffled up, got into the cutter, and away tbey went. The deacon watt doing chores in the barn, and it was 20 minutes before be found out that Julia had gone off with Metcalf. Mrs. Jessnp told him that Julia had gone to a paity in the village of Hopbottom, and that she would probably re turn soon after midnight. The deacon's aoger was up in an instant, and he rushed from the bouse, mounted a horse, and started for Hop bottom across lots. By tho road it is 4 miles from the deacon's farm to Hopbottom, but over the hills and through the fields it is only two miles. The couple had been gone nearly half an hour when Deacon Jessup mounted his horse, but he ex pected to reach the village ahead of them, and intended to head them off and compel the young farmer to drive the girl back to her home as fast as his nag could go. so he said on Sun day. He ran his horse to the foot of Bentley's hill, where the animal got stuck in a snow drift, and the deacon had to turn back. That put him behind a good bit, but ho was bound to catch the couple and he went racing toward the village over the same route the lovers had taken. The deacon found them at a party a little after 10 o'clock, and his arrival made a sensa tion. He called Metcalf "an ungodly young copperhead," and ordered Miss Jessup to qnlt the place immediately. She said she wpuld not go unless her husband wanted her to. and she told her father that she thad been married to Metcalf less than an hour before. This seemed to soothe the deacon's feelings amazingly. He cooled off suddenly, shook hands with his son-in-law, hugged his daughter, said he was glad that tbev were sensible, and told them that it was all right. Everybody had fun for the next hour, and then the deacon left. Metcalf and his bride stayed in the village that night, and in a day or so they are going back to the dea con's to lire. ASMS FOB 0ENTBAL AMERICA. A Mysterious and Heavy Purchase of Cart ridges by Ex-Fenlans. Kansas City, Feb. 3. In the past few days all the (run stores in the city have been making figures on 5,000 boxes of 45-caliber cartridges, in view of a prospective purchaser, who turns out to be Major Charles McNamara, an ex Fenian officer, who. with Captain Charles Wal ters, and Captain Thomas Fhelan, whose meet ing with O'Donovan Rossa in New York in 1835 will be remembered, recently proposed raising troops for Guatemala. Major McNamara, when questioned about the purchase of such a large number of cart ridges, said this morning that he was acting under instructions from New York, the cart ridges being cheaper here, as there is no de mand for tbis caliber in the East. He says, further, that .Major Bell, General Barrundia's private secretary, was In this city at one time during the Guatemalan trouble looking for men, who, in an emergency, could be called npon to aid bis Government, Hence Phelan, McNamara and Waters formed a triangle, and stood ready to raise men and arms, full arrange ments being made. The present query as to cartridges, he intimates comes from the Guate malan Government, or insurgents. BELIEVES HIS WIFE ALIVE. Henry Zek Exhumes Her Body and Refuses to Have It Rehiterred. SPECIAL TELEOHA1I TOIHI DISPATCH.! Pittston, Feb. 3. On January 23 the wife of Henry Zek, a shoemaker in Dutch Flats, Wayne county, entered her husband's shop, and after talking with him for a few moments, fell to tho floor. She was picked up to all ap pearance dead, and the body was prepared for burial. On January 26 the friends gathered to attend the funeral, and Mrs. Zek was buried. Considerable comment was occasioned, bow ever, by the condition of the body. It did not have the appearance of death. After tho burial the husband began to worry for fear that his wife bad been buried alive. He became so agitated that a couple of days afterward ho caused the corpse to be taken up and brought to his home-, where it still is. The husband refuses to allow the body to be buried, and asserts that his wife Is in a trance. He thinks she will come to life. ON A SOUTHERN TOUR, Jay Gould and Other Railroad Men Take a Long Ride. Washington, Feb. 3. Jay Gould and a party, consisting of hfe son George and daugh ter Helen, President John H. Iman, of the Richmond and Danville Railroad, Sidney Dil lon, Calvin S. Brice and General Sam Thomas arrived In Washington last evening in Mr. Gould's private car. Shortly afterward Post master General Wanamaker and Mr. Gould had a long talk. The Gould party were joined here this morn ing by Mr. Felton and Suneiintendent Green, ot the Richmond and Danville system, and tbo combined party proceeded Southward on an extended tour, which, it Is said, will inclnde Florida, Northern Alabama. Tennessee and a large part of theMissouri Pacific system. A VEBY LITTLE BABY. It Is Eight Weeks Old and Weighs Only Three Founds. rSrECIAL TELECRAM TO TUX DISPATCH.! Ansonta. Feb. a Mr. and Mrs. Zachariah Main, of shelton, are taking great care of their seventh baby. When it was born It weighed less than a pound, and now, at the age of 8 weeks, it weighs only three pounds. It was not expected that the baby would lire, bnt it did, and is thriving. It is perfectly formed. Over Its little band Mrs. Main can slip ber wedding ring, and the milk pitcher will take the mite in and then not be full. Mr. and Mrs. Main have been married 20 years and four of their children have died of 'diphtheria. CHEATED THE PRINCE. The Inside History of London's Sen sational Card Scandal. ROYALTY CONDUCTED THE BANK, And Hay He Dragged Into Conrt as a Wit ness in a Libel Suit. AN ANGEY WOMAN GATE UP THE SECRET TOT DUJTLAr'S CABLE COMPANY. m London, Feb. 3. Thehero of, the great card scan dal which has already been made public and has created so great a sensation in social circles, Sir Gordon Gumming, Baronet, is a Lieutenant Colonel of the Scot's Guards, and up to the present anintji matefriendof His RoyalHighness, the Prince of Wales. The scandal promises to con vulse the whole of English society and to furnish the critics with a case of stupendous social importance. The inside facts of the case, which a Dun lap representative received to-day from the highest possible authority, and which may therefore be vouched for, are as follows; A little while ago a large winter party was being entertained in Leicestershire by Mrs. Arthur Wilson, the wife of the member of the firm of Wilson & Sons, the large ship owners of Hull. Among the guests were the Prince of Wales and a large number of dis tinguished people. The Prince and tho Pasteboard;!. There being no private theatricals or other side shows, which are usually put forward to amuse His Royal Highness, the gentleman retired to the smoking room, where a spir ited game of baccarat was soon started. In due course it came to the Prince's turn to keep the bank. He then particularly noticed Sir Gordon Cummings, who was opposite him. Whenever that gentleman won he won heavily, bnt whenever he lost he lost lightly. He suspected some queer play, and he watched accordingly. As alleged, be detected the peculiar proceeding. The Baronet held in his hands a number of pieces of gold which be added surreptitiously to the stakes in front of him whenever he won, but whenever ho lost he removed in the same manner some money from bis stakes on tbo table. Suddenly he was caught iu the act and denounced, when a friendly game was turned into a row. Sir Gordon protested his innocence, but his accusers were equally firm in denouncing him. The Prince eventually intervened, and finally persuaded Sir Gordon to consent to arbitration and abide by tho decision of two gentlemen who were present and whom he tho Prince wonld himself name. This was consented to, and the result was the arbitrators decided that any further reference to the matter be dropped and never be alluded to again if Sir Gordon would then and there sign an agreement never to play baccarat again. She Could Not Keep a Secret. This was agreed to and the document was drawn up which Sir Gordon, in the presence of. the Prince, and the other gentleman then signed. Unfortunately, there was staying in the house a lady who was most unfriendly to ward him. and whose husband was present at the row. He told his wife the circumstances in confidence and she spread the story. Now, Sir Gordon, who still stoutly denies his guilt, and is determined to clear his character, says that although he signed the paper not to play again, he did so only because bo had pre viously given his word to the Prince to abide by the decision of the arbitrators. He has placed the matter in the hands of his solicitors, and has commenced proceedings for libel against the lady and her husband, who are re sponsible for spreading the story. But their names have been np till now withheld from pub lication. He has also served a subnoena on the Prince of Wales jo appear as a witness in his behalf. ai tne case is ever urougnb into tne ugntot court 'It will undoubtedly create'a tremendous sensation, and will afford a great deal ot gossip, for many a club fireside and tea table. But although it has not reached that stage yet, it has already set many tongues wagging. PORTUGAL'S INSURGENTS. Several More Prominent People In the Clutches of the Law, rnT DCNLAF'S CABLE COMPANT1. Lisbon, Feb. 3. Dr. Santos Reis, formerly deputy from Ainonc.has been arrested, accused of furnishing funds to the Insurgents. Prof. Rodriculo deFreditas, formerly a member of the Chamber of Deputies, is also arrested. They are both journalists, and both members of the provisional Government. Alves Veja has not yet been arrested and is believed to have escaped into Spain. It is known that the conspiracy has ramifi cations all over the country. Many subor dinate officers concerned in the telegraphic signal revolt addressed 18 towns from Oporto. This aroused suspicion and their dispatches were detained, with the result that tbo revolt was confined to Oporto. The Government has maintained order everywhere. The official Gazette publishes to-day a decree establishing a military tribunal at Oporto to judge both military and civil insurgents by martial law, as by the civil law rebels deserv ing death may be sent to penal servitude, the death penalty having been long ago abolished iu Portugal in all civil cases. It is almost cer tain that the King will rise his royal 'preroga tive to pardon culprits condemned to death. IFFECT OP THE M'KINLEY BILL Birmingham Merchant Says That It Does Not Harm English Trade. TBT DUNLAP'S CABLE COMPART. Manchestee, Feb. 3. At the annual meet ing of tho Chamber of Commerce here, the President spbke of the evil effects of tbo Mc Kinley bill in raising the price of tools,clotbing and food to American work peoplo, while in Lancashire so far from doing any harm to English trade there have been heavier Ameri can orders than over before, shewing that when British coods are wanted Americans will bny tbem, however the tariff may 'raise the prices. He thought the McKinley bill might serve as an object lesson to all protectionists elsewhere. ROUGH WEATHER AT SEA The Steamer Alabama Puts Into Queens town for Repairs. . TBT DUNLAP'S CABLE COMPANY.! Queenstown, Feb. 3. The steamer State of Alabama, which left Swansea 12 days ago for New York, has put into this port to undergo repairs, which her condltton renders necessary, before she can continue her voyage. She met terrific weather. Seas mountain high broke over her, flooded her decks, doing a great deal of damago and smashing several stanchions. She was thus unable to proceed and had to head for this port. STABBING YOUNG WOMEN. Anothor Jack the Ripper Scare In the Suburbs of London. IBY DUNLAP'S CABLE COMPANY.! London, Feb. 3. Edwin Colcitt, aged 26, was charged at the Lambeth police court with stab bing several young women at Chapman, a suburb of London. Three girls deposed to the fact that they were stabbed in the left side just above the hip, and the prisoner was committed for trial. There have been several similar stabbings In Clapham, where a great deal of excitement has been caused by the circumstance. TO ASSIST THE CHANCELLOR. Emperor William's Prime Minister to Have His Duties Lightened.- IBY DUNLAP'S CABLE COMPANY.! ' Berlin, Feb. 3. Official report assures that the Vice Presidency of the Prussian Ministry will be revised in order to lighten the burdens of Chancellor Caprivl, wbo as "Germany's best General," as Bismarck called him, mnst find time to assist the Emperor in military matters. The Minister of Finance, Mignel, will under, take the Vice Presidency, as Caprlvi's repre sentative. Killed Himself While on Duty. tBY DUNLAP'S CABLE COMPANY. Bebxin, Feb. 3. A sentinel on duty at the imperial palace, Potsdam, shot himself this. morning in full daylight The bulletpierced bis heart and coming out at his back, passed through a window ot the palace narrowly miss ing a lady who was at the window. The suicide was the son of wealthp parents and was expect ing to be imprisoned for the third time for neg lect of duty. THE POLICE AND THE ELBE. The German Government and the Hobokon Police Incident. 'By Associated Tress. Bebun, Feb. 3. In the Beichstag to day, BaroD Marschall von Bieberstein, Sec retary of State lor Foreign Affairs, in reply to a question as to the action of the police of Hohoken, N. J., toward the officers and crew of the North German Lloyd steamer Elbe, said that he had communicated on the subject with tho United States Gov ernment The Secretary added that tho United States Government had promisod to make a searching inquiry into the affair, and considering the friendly relations existing be tween tho United States and the Imperial Gov ernment a satisfactory settlement of the matter was expected. Upon motion to that effect a report from Major Wlssman was ordered laid on the table. The report states thatEmin Pasha's expedition has been on several occasions in critical situa tions. A battle was fought at laabura, and 173 hostlles were killed or everely wounded. The expedition lost six killed or wounded. Interesting Spanish Election Facts. Madrid A featuro of Sunday's election is the great strength of the Republican vote in the towns. Five great towns returned Repub licans by great majorities, although Madrid, Barcelona, Saragossa, Seville and Cadiz returned Conservatives. The votes obtained by the two rival Republican sections would have sufficed, if combined, to defeat the Monarchists in Saragossa and Barcelona. In Venezuela the Republicans received more votes than the Liberals, in spite of the abstention of tho Socialists. The Conserva tives elected are chiefly protectionists. The total protectionist vote in the House is esti mated at 360, and the free trade vote at barely 70. Forming a New Italian Cabinet Rome Kins: Humbert has summoned Slgnor Zanardelli, Sienor Crispi's Minister ot Justice, to form a Cabinet. The Marquis de Budina has abandoned the task. A later cable dispatch says that Zanardelli, too, has given up the effort. Count Waldersee's Appointment Changed. Berlin The North German Gazette to-day publishes a decree relieving Count Von Wal dersee from the position of Chief of the Gen eral Staff, and appointing him to tho command of the Ninth Army Corps. Great Britain Represents Germany. Berlin In the Reichstag to-day. Baron Marschall von Bieberstein, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, said that Great Britain had undertook to represent German interests in Chile. Ten Thousand Shoemakers Strike. Vienna Ten thousand shoemakers in this city have gone on a strike for an increase in wages. Late this evening there seems to be a favorable prospect of au early settlement Still Afraid of German Spies. Paris A Belgian has been arrested in this city, charged with supplying the German War Department officials with plans of the Franco Belgian and Belgian-German frontiers. An Irish Modus Vivendi Proposed. London The sections of the Irish party will probably meet Thursday, when the result of the Boulogne confeienco will be announced and a modus Vivendi will bo proposed. CANED BY THE MAYOR. Evangelist Jones and a Texas Official Have a Lively Fight rSPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. 1 Palestine, Tex., Feb. 8. At a series of meetings held hero iu November last the Rev. Samuel P. Jones, of Cartersville, Ga.. excited much comment and enthusiasm, both for the large number of conversions he effected and for the vigorous manner in which ho assailed sinners in general and sev eral individuals in particular. Among those mentioned by the evangelist, was Mayor J. J. Ward, to whose official and private character the Rev. Mr. Jones alluded before a large audience iu the severest and most pointed terms. The Mayor was absent from the city at the time. For the last three weeks the city has been all agug over the announcement that the great evangelist would be here again to deliver his famous lecture. "Get Ihero," and there has been a regular rush for seats. Mr. Jones arrived last night and the lecture was duly delivered before a large audience, but an unlooked for denoue ment transpired at the depot at 8:30 this morn ing. Just before the evangelist took the train for the west Mayor Ward was seen to approach him and vigorously assault him with a cane. The cane exchanged bands during the strucgle.and the Mayor received several severe blows before bystanders parted the angry com batants, and heavy bruises were inflicted and both parties bled profusely. In a few minutes the train pulled out with Sam Jones on board, and the Mayor was ar rested and is now under bond for aggravated assault and carrying a pistol. A meeting of citizens was held to-night and the act of Mayor Ward was denounced. WENT UP IN FLAMES. Tho Hecla Iron Works of Brooklyn En tirely Destroyed. IFPZCIAL TELEOBAM TO THE DIKFATCH.S New York, Feb. a The Hecla Iron Works, on North Eleventh street Williamsburg, wont up in flames to-night Tbo buildings occupied 32 city lots. Three alarms and a special call were sent ont in rapid succession, but the streams of water seemed only to intensify the ferocity of the flames. The firemen worked nobly, but their efforts were in vain, and it wag not until there was nothing left of the building to burn that they were able to turn their atten tion to the neighboring houses. The Inner walls fell in with a crash in less than 30 minutes from the time the first alarm was sent out The gasoline tank exploded shortly after the fall of the walls and the con cussion brought down the roof. The fire was one of the biggest that the Brooklyn department has ever had to cope with. The damage done, it is estimated is $500,000, The Hecla works are the largest of their kind in tbo State. A great part of the iron work used in the con struction of the Brooklyn bridge, and of the Eqnitable and Pulitzer buildings of New York, was turned out from there. The owners are Paulson t Auger; ELOPED ON HOBSEBACK. Tho Girl Descends From Her Window by 'Means of a Blanket 'SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. 1 Wilkesbarrk, Feb. 8. Lawrence Eilby, the son of a wealthy farmer of Shickshinny, and Lizzie Hartman eloped on horseback early Sunday morning. John Bilby, the father of the young man, was In Wilkesbarre to-day looking for them. The parents of both were opposed to the marriage becanse of their age. Young Bilby Is ID and the girl not much over 17. At 3 o'clock on Sunday morning young Bilby stole ont ot his father's house and going to the stable saddled the best horse there. He then rode to Miss Hartman's house, two miles away. He wasSfhrewd enough not to take a buggy, because it would have made a noise. Arriving at the girl's bouse be gave a signal. A window on tho second floor went np. Then a bead ap peared. Bilby pulled his horse up under the window. The girl fastened the end of a blanket to the shutter and threw the other end to ber lover. In this way she reached the horse's back. The blanket was found daueling from the win dow when the inmates of the honse awoke. Miss Hartman Is a good horseback rider. A MAYOB HELD UP. He is Robbed and Almost Murdered by Two Highwaymen.. West Point. Miss.. Feb. 3. Mayor W. B. Barker, of Birmingham, was held up by two robbers at an early bour last night and barely escaped with bis life. He has been staying here for some weeks, and was en route to bis brother's residence about 8 o'clock last night and within 100 yards of tne bouse, when two men sprang out from the roadside andgrappled him, one choking him and the other cutting him with a big knife. One gash was made in his face and fonr or fire in his back, but tho heavv overcoat saved him from death. He was thrown violently to the ground and his shoulder was seriously sprained. The thieves bad taken bis watch and were searching him for money when his cries attracted, the attention of people living in the neighborhood, and the robbers, fearing ar rest, escaped in the darkness. , KEY TO THE MYSTERY. By an ITn usual Fracture of a Leg It Can Be Decided Whether THE BODY BURIED IN MONTANA Is That of Robert Bay Hamilton or Be longs to a Substitute. IN SEAKCn OP POSITIVE EVIDENCE New York, Feb. 3. The identity of the remains taken, from Snake river by James O. Green and others, and supposed to he those of Bobert Hay Hamilton, can be abso lutely established, even it the testimony of Mr. Green to be taken by the commission which has gone to France for that purpose, and the evidence of John H. Sargent, to secure which another commission has been sent to the Hamilton-Sargent ranch,. fail to clear up the mystery. Mr. Hamilton was fond of athletic sports, a fine horseman and a frequent figure on the driveways in Central Park. He was always well mounted and kept a stable of thorough breds. It was while Mr. Hamilton was rid ing a mettlesome horse in Central Park on the afternoon of August 30, 1885, that the animal became frightened at a passing carriage and shying threw his rider. Mr. Hamilton fell with great violence, and among other injuries received a compound fracture of the tibia of the left leg. He was assisted to a carriage and taken to the Pres byterian Hospital, where the fractures were reduced. The Injury a Permanent One. Although the bones knitted together well, and so as to give Mr. Hamilton the free use of his leg, there was a slight halt no ticeable ever after in his walk. The fact was recalled by his friends, and an inquiry at the Presbyterian Hospital disclosed the particulars of the accident he had met with in the park and his treatment by the surgeons of the insti tution, with the result already described. After having established these facts, which may have an important bearing on the will case, a reporter made inquiries among the counsel for the proponents and members of the Hamilton family, and learned that tbey were all fully aware of the character of the accident and of its importance in determining the iden tity of the body which lies buried on the ranch in Idaho. It was also learned that consulta tions bad been held between representatives of the family and counsel as to the question of exhuming the remains for the purpose indi cated. The impression prevailed, however, at these consultations that Mr. Green's affidavit and that of Mr. Sargent and others wbo can be reached in the West will be sufficient to prove that the body taken from the river was that of Ray Hamilton. Evidence of a Positive Character Wanted. No definite action had been determined upon as to the exhumation of the remains, but there is little doubt, if counsel believe that the evidence of Green, Sargent and others is not positive as to Mr. Hamil ton's death, that the remains will be disinterred. The pecnliar character of the fracture will, in the opinion of physicians, make it comparatively easy to prove whether the body is that of Ray Hamilton or not Of course the members of thef amtly and pro ponents' counsel bare but one opinion on the subject Counsel for contestants decline to say whether they believe the body to be that of Mr. Hamilton or not, but it is evident that tbey will demand that the evidence to be sub mitted to the Surrogate shall be of so positive a character as to leave no shadow of doubt be fore the will shall be admitted to probate. In addition to the evidence to be obtained from Mr. Sargent which the family think will be conclusive, the testimony ot a dozen or more persons, who comprised the searching parry after Mr. Hamilton had disappeared, will bo secured. .- - ' BITTEN BY A HAD DOG. Panic in an Alabama Town Caused by the Animal's Attacks. rsrECIAL TELEOBAM TO THE DISPATCH.1 Ozark, Ala., Feb. 3. The people here and in the surrounding country are in the wildest state over the biting of four men and two chil dren and innumerable bogs and dogs by a mad dog. S. M. Blackman, owner of the dog, was out on a fox bunt when tbe bound suddenly showed symptoms of madness. Before he could be secured he had bitten ten of the bounds. Mr. Blackman finally got his dog and tied him up, but he escaped and started across the country. Tbe dog first bit a negro man and then two little white children, who were playing on a country road. Afterward two prominent citi zens in tbe county, Mr. Seay and Mr. Marsh, at Cllntonville, in Coffee county, were bitten. The mad dog bit two more dogs and some hogs. Mr. James Cox, a citizen of Cllntonville, who was attacked by the dog, succeeded in killing him. Tbe people are out bunting for the dogs and hogs that the frenzied animal has bitten. LYMPH'S CUBATIVE PBOPEBTIES. Though Deaths Have Occurred, Some New York Physicians Are Satisfied. 1RPZCIAL TELEOBAM TO THE DISPATCH.! New Yoke, Feb. 3. It was discovered to day that at least three cases of deaths of per sons wbo have been under lymph treatment have not been reported at the Coroner's office. The doctors claim that tho patlentswould have died anyhow. It was also discovered that in one of the cases tbe tubercular baccllli, which the lymph is supposed to kill, were scattered through the patient's entire system. While some of the hospital doctors are satis fied that on the whole their patients have im proved under tbe lymph treatment Dr. Barcuh. as editor of the New York Dietie Gazette, will say in the next number that with his experi ence with over 30 cases of lymph treatment cot one case has after six weeks' experience offered tbe slightest evidence of a curative tendency. THE CHILEAN QOVEBNMENT'S ST0BY. It Says the Rebellion Is Confined to a Well Protected Sea Coast Boston, Feb. 3. The Chilean Consul, Horace N. Fisher, received a telegram yesterday from the Chilean Minister at Washington, which states officially that "the revolted men-of-war have not been able to occupy any part of the coast defenses organized throughout the country." The people and the army are loyal to the Government On shore complete order pre vails. A dispatch from Buenos Ayres says: Tbe Chilean insurgents have been obliged to aban don La Serena and Coquimbo, and the harbor of Iqulque has been reopened. The report also says that tbe Government will raise tbe block ade in three days nnless the insurgents make another attack in tbe meantime. THE VACANT CABINET POSITION. Ex-Governor Foster, of Ohio, Suggested for the Position. COLUMBUS, Feb. 3. The Republican mem bers of tho Legislature have signed a communi cation to President Harrison, snggesting ex Governor Foster, of Ohio, as a proper person to be appointed as Secretary of the Treasury. The communication says: "His distinguished ability as a financier, his record as a faithful and effective leader in the Republican party, and his conservative position on all public quest! ins, which has won for him tbe respect ot tho entire country, would make his appointment a credit to. your administra tion and bring upon it the universal approval of tbe Republican party." NATURAL GAS KEN NOT ALABMED. They Ignore the Bill Passed by the Indiana Senate Against Chicago. CmoAOO, Feb. a The gentlemen interested in tbe piping of natural gas to Chicago don't seen to bo alarmed by tbe bill passed by tho Indiana State Senate yesterday, prohibiting the pumping of gas from one locality to anothor, the object being to prevent tho pumping of natural gas to Chicago. 'Such a law is nonsense," said Mr. Winston, President qf the company engaged In the busi ness. "Two vears aeo the Legislature passed ia law prohibiting the piping of gas -from the THE GOTERXOR'S VETO. Almost a Shame to Kick Anything So Dead as the Force Bill. State into another State, and tbe Supreme Court of Indiana declared tbe measuro uncon stitutional. All other laws of a similar charac ter must meet a similar fate. The work will go right ahead as before." OHIO'S PARDON BOARD. A BILL THAT CLOTHES THE G0VEBN0B WITH HEW P0WEB. Many Remonstrances Received Against the Passage of tho Rawiings Taxation Bill Provisions of the Eight Honr Measure as Passed by the House. 1SPECLU. TELEOBAM TO THE DlSPATCn. Columbus, Feb. 3. The Ohio Senate spent the gT "ter part of the day in the adoption '"orials and pronouncing eulogies KffJrQ."'3 of the late Senators Robertson Ov;,f- '''n, two of the six members of thexe 'J who have died members of thexP' '-' PiUbb bU6 luuicuiuj; vflfV V1 nee the convening vAy-0 "ssion. A substitute bill fox-i&Ort "oient of the Board of Pardons hay ,Y&. ared. ,y? i which takes from tbo consideX V ,1 the Board all cases of doomed men andv cs them .1 rr t l in tne nanus ol the Governor, wbo is obliged to make a fnll study of the circumstances before acting. The bill also classifies tbe convicts wbo may make application to tbe Board, and will greatly simplify and lighten the work. The Senate gave favorable consideration to a bill on the listing of persona! property for taxa tion. It requires that credits, moneys, eta. shall be listed, and that money owing on mortgages shall be deducted from the credits. Remon strances are pouring in from all over the State, signed by leading manufacturers, against tbe passage of the Rawiings bill for tbe taxation of raw material. It is claimed it will drive manu facturers from the State. The eight bour labor day bill has passed the House. It applies to mechanical, manufacturing and mining industries. Eight hours is to con stitute a day's labor in the absence of a con tract to tbe contrary, except where life and the safety of property depends npon a continuance for longer hours. A heavy fine is attached. Farmers were exempted from tbe provisions of the bill. The compulsory education law has been so amended In tne House as to extend the age to 16 In which youth will be required to at tend school. There is a proposition to place tbe duties of State Sealer with the Ohio State University, and to make the inspection of illuminating gas and meters a specialty. A BECIPBOCITY MEETING. Erastus Wiman and Another Illustrious Canadian Speak. 4 Louisville, Feb. 3. The annual banquet of the Louisville Commercial Club to-night drew. together mostof tbe leading businessmen of tbe city. The principal guests of the even ing were Governor Buckner, Erastus Wiman, of New York, Hon. John W. Longley, At torney General of 14 ova Scotia, ' and Eck stein Norton, President of tbe Louisville and Nashville Railroad. Reciprocity was the subject discussed to-night and the principal speeches were made by Mr. Wiman. Governor Buckner, Mr. Longley and Mr. Watterson. Among other things Mr. Wiman said: "Tbe conflict that impends In Canada in the next 30 days decides tho commercial destiny of half a continent for half a century. It is of tbe great est importance that every influence should be exerted toward securing the passage of the resolution recommended, in order that a Lib eral victory in Canada may be assured." Mr. Longley declared great confidence that the Canadian people wonld decide in favor of the only trade policy which could establish per manently satisfactory relations between the two countries. He was assured that In every Eart of the United States this struggle wonld e viewed with friendly interest and It only needed a declaration from the American Con gress to make the success of the Liberal cause certain. THE BLTZZABD IN THE NOBTHWEST. The Deviong Track of tho Storm Traced From State to State. St. Paul, Feb. 3. The cold wave still pre vails with unabated rigor over the Northwest, though there has been a decided moderation over Montana and both the Dakotas, wbere tbere has been arise of from 15 to 32 in tern perature since yesterday morning; but in Min nesota and Manitoba there has been a fall of from 50 to 100. Tbe coldest reported this morning, as well this winter, was 4G below zero from Minesota, Man., at 7 o'clock. The line of temperature nassed the UDner portion of Lake Huron; thence over the upper part of lower Michigan, continuing SoUthwestward through Southeastern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois. It went rather abruptly southward to about 50 miles below Keokuk, la.; thence it passed northwestward through South Dakota and over middle Montana nearly to the international boundary line. From there it rounded through Helena, Mont, over tbe extensive area north of that line. The temperature at tbe bour mentioned above ranged from zero to 4G below zero. The mercury was 20 below all day at Necbe. N. D. This city has bad it no nigher than 20 below, and at 8 o'clock the mer cury is still down below. ALL ABOUT A VEIL. Refusal of a Woman to Show Her Face Tangles Up the Lawyers. rsrECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. 1 Trenton, Feb. 3. The Court of Errors has reyersed the decision of Vice-Chancellor Bird in which he sanctioned a ruling requiring that Mrs. Dr.Wm. Rice should raise her veil in order that she mijsht be identified by a witness for her husband in tbe divorce in the suit which she has instituted. Mr. Rice presented a witness, but had not been called to tbe stand. Counsel for Dr. Rice wanted ber identified by tho witness. Her coun sel ordered her to keep her veil drawn, even after tbe master, Levi T. Hannun. told her to lift it The opposition counsel refnsed to con tinue the case if she did not do so. and the tes timony was suspended until tho question was decided by the vice-chancellor. He beard ar guments and sustained tbe master and the case was carried to tbe appellate court THE MAFIA MUBDEB CASE. Writs of Habeas Corpus Issued by a Chicago Judge. CniCAOO, Feb. 3, Writs of habeas corpus in the supposed Mafia murder were issued this evening by Judge Brcntano In behalf of Velone and Colombo, the two suspects held as the assassins of Senna, tbe peddler. The prisoners will bo taken beforo Judge Brentano to-morrow. Their relatives and friends claim that the po lice refuse to allow communication with Velone and Colombo even to legal connsel, and that tbe imprisonment of tbe two Italians is unwar ranted by any reasonable evidence of guilt THE PAN-BEPUBLIC C0NGBES3. The Committee on Its Scope and Plan Are at Work. New York, Feb. 3. The committee on the scopo and plan of the Pan-Republic 'Con gress root tbis afternoon to formuUt&aplan for the proposed assembly. A working major ity of tbe committee was present After a general interchange of views a com mittee of three was fixed to digest all the sug gestions maue, anu to report tome general committees to-morrow; CALLS IT A FOBGERY. The Way One Kame Was Signed to the Disputed Militia Warrant. COLONEL SMITH'S EXPLANATION. Be Asserts There Is Still Honey Due Him From the Eegiment. A EADI0AL D1FPEEENCB OF 0PI5I05 rsrECIAL TELEOBAM TO THE DISPATCH.! Philadelphia, Feb. 3. A telegram from Harrisburg says that the 1889 head quarters warrant issued to the Third Regi ment of the National Guard was indorsed by Colonel Bonnaflbn; that the headquar ters warrant for 1890 was indorsed by Colonel W. B. Smith, but that both were paid to Colonel Smith after he assumed command of the regiment. These are the two 'warrants for which Colonel Smith has refused or neglected to account to the treasurer of the regiment, who, according to the charter and constitu tion of tbe regimentaljassociatioa, alone has the right to disburse the money with the approval of the Board of Direc tors. The first of these warrants, that for 1889, js.the one which, according to the statement of Quartermaster Bodgers, treasurer of the regiment, made at the meet ing of the Board of Directors January 30 last, Colonel Smith repeatedly denied ever having received, saying that the amount had merged back into tbe State Treasury. A Denial From One Colonel. This dispatch was shown to Col. Sylvester Bonnaffon, Jr.. tbe former commander of the regiment and he at once said: "1 did not In dorse tbe 1SS9 warrant, nor authorize anyone to indorse it for me. and Jf my name appears on it I pronounce it a forged one.". Colonel Bonnaffon continued. "When. I retired from the command of the regiment on the 14th of January. 1890, 1 delivered to Captain Thomas Ryan, who assumed command of tbe regiment tbis warrant and also all property of the State for which I, as Colonel, was responsible. He gave me a receipt for the warrant and the property, which I now have in my possession. Captain Ryan retained the warrant by the ex press order of General Snowden, who directed him to keep intact the State property until my successor had been appointed. Soon after Colonel Smith assumed command of the regiment I received a letter from Lieutenant Sutterle. Adjutant of the regiment in which he said that Colonel Smith desired me to indorse tbe 1880 warrant which was enclosed In tbe letter. I refused to do this and wrote to Lieutenant Sutterle saying that as I was not a member of tbe National Guard any longer. I wonld not sign any warrent I returned the warrent with my letter. I wish emphatically to say that I Didn't Sign the Warrant of 1889, nor have I at any time, nor authorized anyone to use my name, and I repeat if my name is npon that warrant it is a forgery. I bad good reasons for not Indorsing this warrant over to Colonel Smith, and the result justifies my action. If I bad done so and the money had been misappro priated, as It appears to bavo been I should have been a party to the wrong. It was Colonel Smith's duty to get a new warrant from tbe Adjutant General and to turn it over intact to tbe treasurer of the regiment Tbe constitu tion is perfectly clear on that point and no quibbles or excuses can obscure it" Captain'Il yaD, in answer to a reqnest that be Should recount bis connection with the affair, said: "The headquarters warrant for 1SS9 was issued to Colonel Bonnaffon, and when be re tired from the regiment on January 11, 1S90, he handed tbe warrant to me and 1 gave him a receipt for It The warrant was not Indorsed at that time. Acting under the orders ot General Snowden I held the warrant until Colonel Smith was elected, when I banded him the warrant and other moneys which I had re ceived in my capacity as commander of the regiment An Interview "With Smith. Colonel Smith was next visited. He said at first that he had nothing to say, bnt finally said: "I received tbe 1889 warrant from Captain Ryan early in June, and gave him my receipt for it and also a receipt for other moneys which belonged to the regiment Tbe 1883 warrant I noticed was made out to Colonel Bonnaffon, my predecessor, and was not indorsed by him. He refused to indorse it at my request and 1 then put his name on as 'late commanding the Third Regiment,' and signed by own name under neath it as Colonel of the regiment" "Did you cash tbe warrant or place it with tbe Guarantee Trust Company?" "I deposited the warrant to my own private account with the Tenth National Bank. I re gard tho money as for my own nse in tbe affairs of the regiment The Board of Direc tors has nothing to do 'with it They are entirely a civil corporation have no control of. nor can tbey Interfere with military affairs. The money is State money and is issued to me for the uses of the State serv ice, and I do not propose to let the Board of Directors tell me wbat I shall or shall not da lam not satisfied with tbe financial affairs of the regiment nor in the manner in which they are conducted, and 1 tell you we have not audited The Books of the Beglment for nothing. No demand has ever been made upon me for tbe warrants, but I shall be present at the directors' meeting on Friday, and will then attend to the case." "A few days ago," added the Colonel, "Major Barr called on me and said: "Colonel. I have an unpleasant duty to perform. I have been instructed to ask you about tho two warrants, the one for 1889 and the other for 1690: I said: 'All right Major, but why shonld tne noara aemanu tnese warrants wnen they hare not paid my billsl Tbe Major, as Chairman of the Finance Committee, knew that my bills bad been passed, but they bare not been paid.and there Is now a balance due to me from tbe regiment Why should I give tbem more money when they hare not paid the bills now overdue?" r When Colonel Smith was elected on May 21, 1890, the feeling was general that trouble would follow, and on May29 ten of tbe officers of the regiment each filed protests with Major Town send. Adjutant General of the First Brigade, against the issuing of a coinfnission to him. The protests are exactly the same In wording. Grounds ot the Protest After requesting permission to appear before the Examining Board, the protests continued: "Among the many objections 1 desire to men tion to Mr. Smith are the following: I feel that it would be unwiso to put the management of onr large income (about S10.000 a year) iu the hands of a man whose household furniture has been several times lately and is now in the bands of tbe Sheriff of this connty. Mr. Smith was expelled from tbe Union League Club for tbe non-payment of dues. Mr. Smith was forced to sever business connections on account of the Incessant dun ning be was subjected to by personal creditors. I desire to call attention to and offer in evidence the printed report of Mr. Smith's impeachment while he was Mayor, as he never was acquitted or vindicated of those charges, as bis trial never took place. I believe that it is Mr. Smith's intention to use the regiment entirely f ot- his own political ad vancement and that such a condition of affairs would be demoralizing to the regiment and the entire National Guard. These protests were ignored by the Brigade Board, ol which Colonel Robert C. Dechert was President Colonel Smith was passed by the board and duly commissioned by Governor Beaver. HEAVY DAMAGES WON. A Man Get 815,000 for an Injury Inflicted by a Cable Car. ST. Paul, Feb. 3. The sum of 115,000 was what tbe jury found William W. Bishop en titled to as tbe result of the Injuries sustained by him in the Selby Avenue Hill cable disaster of January 27, 1S83. The jury agreed last night and sealed ud their verdict which was opened tbis morning by Judge Kelly. Bishop received tbe blow on the' bead from which paralysis resulted several months later. IB0N FOB PITTSBUBG. A Big Cargo on IU Way From the Tennessee River Mines. rKrlCIAL TXLEClnAM TO THE DISPATCH.! Cincinnati. Feb. 3. The Iron Duke will arrive here to-night with the largest cargo of cotton and iron ever brought up the Ohio. The iron comes from the Tennessee river ad, Is consigned to Pittsburg; . -i .1
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