! QUAY BROKEN DOWN Fears That the Senator May Be Compelled to Retire From Public Life on ACCOUNT OF ILL-HEALTH. Some of the Retiring Western Penn sylvania Congressmen WHO ARE LEAVING WASHINGTON. The Striking Figure of Griswold Attracting llnch Attention. WESTEENTKIPOF PRESIDENTHARBISON tTBOM X STATF CORKESrONDKTT.J "Washington, Feb. 28. Letters -from Senator Quav cive the information that though he has experienced some improve ment, he is yet in exceedingly bad health, nud his friends admit a strong probability that he will not be able to actively engage either m politics or legislation to any im portant extent in the future. He is really completely broken down, and should have long ago abandoned the we.r and tear and anxiety of public life. Mrs. Quay and her daughter zre still here, and expect to await the return of the Senator before leaving the city. JTo member of Congress, and no family of a member of Congress -will be more missed in their social circle than Hon. C. C Town send, of Beaver, and his familr, who will leave Jor their Pennsylvania home shortly alter the close of the session. Mr. Townsend and his family have been the liie and charm of a household composed of public men and their families at the Ellsmere, a family ho tel composed of a combination of several of the old historical houses on H street near the Shoreham. One of the houses was once the home of Senator Zach Chandler, of Michigan, and was erected by him. Glad to Get Away. Mr. Townsend has no rezrets, however, in retiring from Concress, where be has dis covered that the chief duties of a Congress man, as they now constituted, arc to act as factotum for home pension attorneys, arid to get offices for constituents. Senat6rCameron will remain in 'Washington till after the post-Lenten fashionable season is over and will then retire for a time to his country seat on the banks of the Susquehanna. Jiepresentative Uayne and JUrs. isayne expect to start on a .European tour as soon as practicable after the adjournment of Congress. They expect to spend most of the fcummerin'Geneva, where Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Bayne's mother, and a portion of her family now are with thewife of Consul Eo l.ind, J. Henemtck, the American repre sentative at that place, being -a near rela tive. It is probable that a good deal of the time of Representative Dalzell will be passed h:re during the var, as it is said lie expects toon- to begin the erection of a fine residence on a lot which he purchased nearly a year ago on New Hampshire ave nue, near Dupont Circlp. DaizeH'g Great l'opularity. Mr. Dalzell has made so high a reputa tion ior ability and peculiar fitness as a. leg islator, botn here, at home and in the nation at large.rthat it is expected by everyone thatiie will be compelled, whether he wants to ornot.o become an exception to the ro tatory precedent in Congressional elections in Western Pennsylvania, and .remain con tinually in the House, at least until he be Elected to the Senate, for which body he is generally spoken of as a certainty in the cot distant future. Either the uominating conventions or the electious ot last year made almost a clean sweep of the Representatives in the lower branch of the Fifty-first Congress from "Western Pennsylvania. Culberson, of Erie; Townsend, of Beaver; Itay, of Wavnesburg; Kerr, of Clearfield, and Craig,, of Brook ville, were all de- featrd for renomination. Scull and Daizell arc the only Western men re-elected, and the former got in only by the skin of his teeth. Stone, of "Warren, was elected to fill the vacancy oc casioned by the death of Watson, and at the same lime to succeed himself for a full term. Bayne, alter a victorious renomination, turned the office over to Hon. 'William A. Stone, and thus there will be two Stones from Pennsylvania in the next Congress. Griswold':, Striking rijrure. Of the new men from Western Pennsyl vania none will have a more striking figure than Griswold, of Erie, the wealthy manu facturer of hollow-ware, who succeeded Culbertson. Mr. Griswold has been here lor a er days making himself familiar with Congress aud Washington, and has made friends at every turn. He is a large man, 01 dignified and commanding mien, with almost white beard, a shock of long, almost white ha. r on his head and shaggy eycbrovis, quite coal black, probably the most remarkable combination ever seen, and as pleasing as it is striking. President and Mrs. Harrison have not yet decided all the details of their Western journey, hut in a few days more their plans will be in such shape that something certain will be settled. Mrs. Harrison's time was pretty well taken up during the past week with the daily receptions that she held for the numbers of strangers, as well as for many others brought to see her by friends. Mrs. Itussell Harrison has been equally occupied attending the sessions ot the "World's Fair Board of Lady Manager- and the business which has accumulated on her hands in regard to it. Lightneb. MANDEESON'S COSTLY 7 The Senator Sports a Fins Tim esents !17,000 In Greenback. rsrrciAi. telegram to rus Disr-ATcn.i "Washington, Feb. 28. Senator Man dcrson received a present the other day that he shows with considerable pride. It is only a paper hit, but it cost more, probably, than any head gear ever before made. It is in the shape of an ordinary silk hat, and looks not unlike the white hats worn in summer by the average well-dressed man about town, It was made by one of his old soldiers, a big, jolly German named Martin, who stubs around "Washington on a peg leg and makes a living by manufacturing greenback statuary. The hat for fjenator Manderson weighs 20 ounces rather too much for comfort on a hot summer day. While a cowboy can inest sometimes S3U to $33 in a huge broart-brimrued hat, the Nebraska Senator boasts thit hi thatch protector cost over $17,000. The average value of the green backs and bonds canceled and destroyed in the macerating machines, at the Treasury Department is estimated to be $SGi per ounce, so that the 20 ounces of greenback pulp in the Senator's hat at one time was worth to Uncle Sam a sum sufficient to buv hats for the whole Ohio brigade that Gen eral Manderson commanded. CIECTJIT COURTS OF APPEAL. The BUI Creating Thein "ow Beady for the President. Washington. Feb. 28. The general court bill, the conference report on which was adopted to-day, is the bill introduced by Senator Evarts and passed by the Sen ate. It provides for the appointment in each circuit of an additional Circuit Judge, and creating in each circuit a Circuit Court of Appeals, to consist of three judges, of wli.u trf !! constitute a qnnriim. This court shall have final jurisdiction in some classes of cases, on which appeals are now allowed to the United States Supreme Court. A term of one of the several Circuit Courts of Appeals is required to be held an nually in Boston, New York. Philadelphia, Itichmond. New Orleans, Cincinnati, Chi cago, St, Louis and San Francisco, and such other places as may be designated by the Court A SERIOUS SITUATION. THE DEATH OF SENATOR HEAEST AND ITS PBOBABLE EFFECT. It Hay Force an Extra Session The Senate in a Quandary Owing to the Adjourn ment Custom Force BUI Ghost Bobs Up Again. tFKOM A STAFF COBRKSFONDENT.l Washington, Feb. 28. The death of Senator Hearst puts the Senate in even a mote serious quandary than it was placed by the death a few days ago of Senator "Wilson, of Maryland. At that time the Senate could ill spare a single hour of its time, and now, to adjourn for a day, as is the custom, on account of the death of a Senator, would be almost equivalent to forcing an extra session. "When the Senate met this evening it was with the intention of sitting far on into the looming, then taking a brief recess, meeting again and continuing in session until the small hours of Monday morning. At this writing the Senators who are managing affairs do not know what course to pnrsne in regard to the death of Senator Hearst, but favor continuing in session for some time to-riight, and then, as a mark of respect, take a recess till 10 o'clock to-morrow. The ill that may re sult from following this worn-out precedent of fornal, but really hypocritical, mourning for the death of a fellow-member was never before so apparent, and It is probable that the death of Wilson and Hearst, following closely one upon the other in the closing honrs of Concress, may result in some sensi ble modification of a custom which all admit has had its day. The death of Hearst and "Wilson, both Democrats, means a gain of four votes for the Republicans, a gain, too, by the libera tion of the pairs which held two Republi cans silent in the absence of the two Demo crats. This situation has revived the rumor that the Republican? will yet, before the close of the session, take up the elections bill and force it to a pnssagr. They now have the votes to do it. Senator Quay.is the only Republican absent, and he is paired, though possibly his pair wonld assume that the arrangement would not hold as regards the elections bill, as the pos sibility of its revival was not contemplated when the pair was made. Mr. Hearst will be succeeded by a Republican, and this will increase the Republican majority from 14 to 16 in the next Senate. The places of neither Hearst nor "Wilson will be filled in time to affect the present situation. The Legislatures of both Cali fornia and Maryland are in session, but in the latter State there are half a dozen candi dates, and a long fight is in prospect AN EMPHATIC PEOTEST. The Ilonso Records Its Opinion of the Ha waiian Islands Cable Scheme. Washington, Feb. 28. Mr. Hitt, of Illinois, from th Committee on Foreign Affairs, reported back to the House the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill, with a recommendation that all the Senate amendments be agreed to, with the excep tion of the amendment providing for a cable between San Francisco and the Ha waiian Islands. Mr. McCreary, of Kentucky, vigorously oDposedvthe proposition for a cable. The House last night had defeated a proposition to subsidize vessels crossing the seas. It was now proposed to subsidize a company constructing a cable under the seas. The House ought to treat this proposition as it had treated the colossal scheme yesterday. The time had come when a halt must be called, aud when the Government must give equal privileges to all and exclusive privileges to none. The recommendations were concurred in yeas, 222; nays, 0 the roll being called in order to emphasize the opposition of the House to the Hawaiian cable proposition. Messrs. Hitt, Morrow and McCreary were appointed conferees. PUNISHMENT OF SOLDIERS. The President Issnes an Order to the Army on the Subject. "Washington, Feb. 28. The President to-day issued a general order to the army, fixing a maximum limit foi the punishment of enlisted men in time of peace for all crimes and offenses within the jurisdiction of courts m.trtul. The regulations contemplate a uniform degree of punishment througlioutthe service and the inhibition of excessive sentences by court martial. The severest penalty pre scribed is ten yean' imprisonment, and this "can be imposed, only in cases of manslaughter and assault with intent to kill. Tne greatest punishment for desertion is imprisonment for five years, which, however, may be imposed only for desertion in the presence of an Indian out break or other trouble, or when the act is joined in by two or more soldiers in the exe cution of a conspiracy. The maximum pun ishment for ordinary cases of desertion is two and a half years' imprisonment, with one year added for each previous similar offense. Deserters who surrender cannot be 1 imprisoned for a longer period than ten months. THE LNDECEAT AEBIVES. Senator-Elect Kyle Learning the Ropes In the Senate. 'FROM A STAFF CORRZSrONDBST.l Washington, Feb. 28. Senator-elect Kyle, of South Dakota, presented himself at the Senate to-day and immediately pro ceeded to enter upon the task of "learning the ropes." Mr. Kyle brought with him a letter of introduction from Judge Bartlett Tripp, the leading Democrat of South Dakota, and Senator Gorman of Maryland. This was taken as an indication by the Republican Senators that the ne,w statesman from South Dakota intended to affiliate with the Democrats. In fact. Sena tor Gorman upon the arrival of Senator elect Kyle, hunted up Captain Bassett, the doorkeeper, and through him secured a seat on the Democratic side of the Senate for the South Dakotan. At last accounts Mr. Kyle was playing a game of "see-saw" between the two sides of the Senate Chamber, and was undetermined as to what he would do in the wav of parti san action. It is believed, however, that he will side with the Democrats. TABLED IN THE SENATE. The House substitute for the Shipping Bill 'Thus Disposed Of. Washington, Feb. 28. The House substitute for the Senate shipping bill was laid before the Senate and read in full, after which Mr. Frye moved for the appointment of a conference committee. This was resisted on both sides of the Chamber by Messrs. Carlisle, Vest and lie Pherson on the Democratic side,' and by Messrs. Aldnch and Edmunds on the Re publican side. All agreed, however, that the House substitute should be printed and should lie on the table for the present, and that order was made.' Mr. Frye said he would renew the motion to-morrow. BLAIR MAT NOT GO. He Has Mot Made Up Ills Mind About the Chinese Mission. 1rECIAL TKLEQKAU TO THE DISrATCK.: , Washington, Feb. 28. Senator" Blair hi tiM y-i J !-' -.-.1 i lrVt firh!nj Perhaps he will sot This is a new phase ot a subject that has been gossiped about for the last 24 hours, and the idea of non acceptance comes from no less reliable source than Senator Blair himself. "I have nothing to say about my appoint ment as Minister to China," said he, this afternoon. "I may not go. The proffer was a complete surprise to me, and I have not as yet come to any definite conclusion. Wheal do ny. ke up my mind it may be adverse to remfjing myself and my family to a country so far distant as China." Friends of the Senator are, however, of opinion that he will ultimately accept, and this he is being urged to do by many who think thefinancial consideration worthy careful attention. INTOASEAOFICE. A FINE STEAMEE VENTURED TOO FAB TO THE NORTH Crew Rescued by an OH Vessel Tiro Ships, Missing and Grave Fears Entertained The City or New York all Right-Extent of the Dangerous Field. rSrECIAI. TELKQKAM TO TUB DlSrATCR. f New York, Feb. 28. When the War ren Line freight steamship Iowa left Bos ton for Liverpool on February 17,' naviga tors did not suspect danger from ice. So Captain Owens of the Iowa, to make a shorter aud more economical voyage, steered unconsciously right for the heart of the ice region, and met with disaster. The Bed Star Line steamship, from Antwerp brought here to-day the news of the abandonment of the Iowa about 290 miles east of Cape Race. The Pennland sighted the Iowa at 11 o'clock last Sunday morning in a storm. The oil steamship Chester was lying near the Iowa, which was nearly on her beam ends. While the people on the Pennland were looking at the Iowa, and wondering how she kept afloat with her masts nearly parallel with the surrace of the gently pulsating sea, the Iowa's crew began crowd ing into and lowering ber six life boats. Receiving no answer from the Chester, the Pennland, after lying to nearly an hour, proceeded on her voyage. Her Captain conjectured that the, Iowa had struck an iceberg, but it is more likely that she received her wound while forcing her way throutrh the field of ice such as the stately City of New York steamed far to the south'to avoid on January 21 on her last trip to Liverpool from this port. It was probably the same immense field that con fronted the steamship Chaelois, which got here Tuesday. To clear it she steered eight hours, or about 100 miles, to the south. The Chester, may arrive here with the crew of the Iowa to-morrow. The Iowa carried a cargo valued at about $225,000. It consisted in part of 422 head of cattle. Two steamships which left the other side before ice was reported are due here. They are the America, a big brand new freighter of the National Line and the Taormiua, a passenger ship of the Hamburg-American Line. BEFOBMTNQ THE COMMISSION. A New Order of Things Proposed In the Civil Service Board. Washington, Feb. 28. The House Committee on Reform in the Civil Service to-day agreed to report, though not unani mously, a bill to provide for a single Civil Service Commissioner, with two deputies, in the place of the present triple-headed commissi .n.' One of the deputies is to act as chief examiner and the .other as secretary of the commission. The Commis sioner is to receive a salary of$6,000 per year, the chief examiner $3,500, and the secretary $2,500. Either one of the deputy commis sioners may act as Commissioner durintr the Commissioner's absence, and when so, is to he of an opposite political party to that of the Commissioner. Removals "for political causes are prohibited. The appointing omcer is required to select for appointment one of the three names certified to bim by the Commissioner, or in case of refusal, his reasons therefore must be approved by the Commissioner. Com petitive examinations will not be required for appointments to laborers' positiou. IN FAV0B OF SILVEB A Minority Report for the Passage of tlio Free Coinage Bill. Washington, Feb. 28. Representative Bartine, of Nevada, in behalf of the minor ity members of the House Coinage Commit tee, to-day submitted a report in. favor of the passage of the silver free coinage bill. The report begins with an expression of regret that the majority delayed a report so long as to render it practically impossible for the House to consider the bill during the present Congress and declares that the mi nority pressed continuously and urgently for prompt and speedy action.. The minority, the report says, have no doubt of the ability of the United States to establish and main tain the double standard, even without European co-operation, and it is predicted that if the United States adopted free silver coinage, it would receive support from the principal nations of the Old World. In conclusion, the report admits the diffi culty of forecasting the actual result of financial legislation, but says that the com plete restoration of silver will inure to the best interests of the country. THE NEWS IN CONGRESS. Suitable Action Taken in Both Houses Re lative to Mr. Hesnt'i Tteath. Washington, Feb. 28. The California delegation in Congress to-night met and drew up suitable resolutions to be presented to the House expressive of the regret with which the news of Senator Hearst's death has been recorded. In the Senate Mr. Stanford offered suita ble resolutions appointing a committee of. nine Senators to take order for superintend ing the funeral, and that as a mark of re spect his remains be removed from Wash ington to California in charge of the Ser-geant-at-Arms aud attended by the Commit tee. Indian Claims Bill Passed. Washington, Feb. 28. The bill to pro vide for the adjudication of Indian depre dations claims, as agreed upon in confer ence and passed by the House to-day, gives the Court of Claims authority to hear and determine these claims. The bill provides ior me appointment ot an Assistaut Attor ney General, who is to assist the Court in its work. Reorganization of the Army. Washington, Feb. 28. The House bill to provide for thereorganiza'tion of the artil lery force of the army was taken from the calendar aud passed to-day, with a Senate substitute. The substitute provides for the reorganization of the artillery and infantry forces of the army. A Samoan Appointment. Washington. Feb. 28. The President to-day nominated Henry B. Atherton, of New Hampshire, Land Commissioner in Snuioa, under the general act, signed Jnne 14, 1889, by the plenipotentiaries of the United States, Germany anfl Great Britain. Returning Thanks to Congress. Washington, Feb. 28. Communica tions from the family Of the late General Sherman were .laid before the House and Senate to-day, thanking both bodies for the resolutions adopted in bis honor. General Sherman Lett No Will. IKrECIAL TELEGRAM TO THEllMrATCB. ' New Yokk, Feb. 28. Father Sherman says that his lather, the late -General, left n wllf. - THE COMING BATTLE. Excitement Over Tuesday's Election Increases in Canada. THE TOKIES WILL PROBABLY WIS. Sir John Macdonald May lie Defeated Him self In Kingston. CANADIAN PACIFIC IKTIHIDATION tSrECIAB TXLeOXAM TO TITS DISFATCB.l , Ottawa, Feb. 28 The Conservatives are not sending as much consolation out of the elections by acclamations on Thursday as they at first credited themselves with. Joncas, one of the unopposed candidates who has been returned to sit for Gaspe, has repudiated his connection with the Con servative party, and has telegraphed here that he will support the Liberal side of the Honse in the coming Parliament. Two of the French Conservative Minis ters will have a. hard time next Thursday. Sir Adeiphe Carou was moved from Quebec county to Bimousti, where there is a Lib eral majority of over 300, and Sir Hector Langevin is running in Eichelieu, which was carried by the Conservatives by only 58 majority last time. Sir John Macdonald himself is having a hard time in Kingston, where Gunn, Liberal, and Edwards, Single tax candidates are running against him. It is generally admitted that Gunn, who came within 17 of defeating Sir J(n last elec tion, will get the seat. . ' The Liberals have issued a poster, stating that the- following document has been issued by the Canadian Pacific Bailway Company, addressed to every foreman on the line from Vancouver to Halifax : Memo. From R. F. Phelps, E4U. Depart ment. C P. Rv. Co., Farnbam, Que. To Fobemen I have been ordered to see every man In my department and find out how he is going to vote, and send In a list ot tbeir names, just bow tbey are going to vote and where. I wish you to send me a list of your men. If you find men that are hound to vote against their own Interests by voting apainst the Government, persuade tnem if you can, but make no threats; and any man refusing to fay how he will vote will be put down as a Liberal. Let me have an answer soon. Mind,.there must be up shuffling. An swer must be positive one way or the other. A high official of the Canadian Pacific was seen relative to the document, aud he denounced it as a forgery. No such docu ment, he said, had been issued, and, as in all elections, the men were left quite free to vote as they thougbt best. IHPOETANT TO THIS COUNTET. Erastus Wiman Points Out the Significance of the Contest. Pbotidence, Feb. 28. Erastus Wiman was the chief speaker this evening at the banquet of the Commercial Club. The sub ject was "The Struggle in Canada." Mr. Wiman said, in substance: "The election which will be held on Thursday next throughout the British possessions in North America is a struggle more important to the United States than any other contest that has ever taken place outside its own borders. It is important because the question at issue, for the first time in the history of the Dominion, is, What shall hereafter be the relations that shall exist between it and the United States? "For the past 15 years the policy which has actuated the Tory Canadian Government has been one of :commercial bellieerancy toward the United States. The Liberals have inscribed upon their banners the great principle of unrestricted reciprocity with the United States. The effect of the adoption of this principle by a friendly government would be to create a trade relation between the two halves of the continent similar to' that which now exists between the States of the Union." . A FORECAST OF THE BESTJLT. It Gives the Conservatives Probably the Narrow Majority of Nine. Toronto, Feb. 28. The Evening Tele gram to-day, as a result of special inquiries by mail and telegraph in every constituency in the Dominion, gives in a 12-column re view the following forecast of the result of the present contest: Conservative, 112; Lib era, 103; net Government majority, 9. After the election of 1887, in the first ses sion of the Honse, the Government had 41, and at the time of dissolution 51. The Telegram concedes Kingston to Sir John Macdonald and defeats Hon. John Carling in London, and Hon. David Mills (Liberal), in Bothwell. Laurier will cap ture Richmond, and Wolfe and David, Mon treal East for the Liberals. Ottawa is given to the Conservatives. Other Liberal gains arej found in the Quebec district, which was found to be almost solid for Laurier. NO DE8IBE FOE EECIPBOCTTY. m At Least Six Canadian Cabinet Ministers Not in Pnvor of It. Bkantford. Ont., Feb. 28. At a political meetijg last night, W. F. Cock shutt, who attended on behalf of the Con servative candidate for South Brant, said: "I have had the honor and privilege of meeting and conversing with at least six Cabinet Ministers since tbe dissolution of Parliament, and they all informed me that the Cabinet never bad any desire or any wish to obtain reciprocity with the United States." CANADIAN BISHOPS CALLED DOWN. The Papal College Disciplines Them for Dabbling in Politics. ' MontkeaIj, Que., Feb. 28. It is stated on the highest possible ecclesiastical author ity that the Canadian bishops have been heavily disciplined by the Papal college for inter'ering in political matters. The mandament of Archbishop Fabre has been forwarded to Borne for Papal approval, where it will bedecided if it has any ulterior significance. Archbishop Fabre has dis stinctly repudiated any such meaning. PEEM1EE MACDONALD ILL. He Contracted a Cold Early in the Week, and Must Be Quiet for a Time. Kingston, Ont., Feb. 28. Sir John Macdonald is still confined to tbe residence of -his brother-in-law. He has a sore throat and a heavy cold which he contracted by exposure on Monday and Tuesday last. Dr. Sullivan says the Premier is rather better than yesterday, but that he cannot re sume active work lor several days. The Conservatives Will Win. rsrrciAi. teleoiiam to tu disfatcr.i New York, Feb. 28. Telegrams, to the Hew York Sun irom all parts of thc'Domin ion of Canada indicate that the Conserva tives, will have a slight majority vat next Thursday's election. Profitable Sunday Beading. We open Monday mornine the following bargains: 46-incb all-nool Henrietta at 69c, 40-inch all-wool cashmeres at 8c, English chect su'ulnts at 9c, 36 inches.such as you see windows lull of in both cities, at 12c, Scotch ginghams, 25c. Another lot of 36-iuch alpacas, in blacks and colors, at 19c, all our 50c table Iineu at 39c, all American challies at 5c, another lot of Sicilian reps for wrappers at Gfc Best indigo blue print, 6Jcf $o ior 10a' seersuckers, all light shirting print, at 5c; Turkey red tabling atf 19c, good crash for tea towels, 3Kc; 75e English suitings at 59c, curtain lenni, Sjtfc. The Cash Store," , Thohnton BllOS., Umiftiicr I mvl. AT FIGHTING HEAT. Continued from Firtt Pagel Minister's wile, will not reach England until Thursday, the day alter the Qneen's drawing room, which, however, will be at tended by'Mri'. White, the Minister, the staff of the legation and Mr. Wurtz, Secre tary of the St. Petersburg Legation,-who ii now in London. iii LATEST IN OVEBCOATS! A New Garment That Is Affected, by Alt the London Swells. ,, CUT DDNLAP'S CABLE COMFAST.J London, Feb.-28. It will be a matter of great interest to anglophobists to know that the correct thing in the wayof men's spring overcoats is a very long and f loose single breasted garment, which resembles' the ulster that was at one time so popular, but is made -without a belt, hood or cape. The inexorable law of fashion, which no self-respecting dude would dare to contravene,.-says that the material must be melton or shower-proof cloth and its color drab or a snuff mixture. The coat some what resembles the Newmarket, but it has no pretension of fitting tightly to tbe figure. Perhaps the quaintest thing about it is the act that the lapels are very small, and, as a would-be witty young man re marked: "Your tailor ought to send a microscope when he sent home your coat, if you want to see yonr lapels." These coats have supplanted theshort gar ments that were so much affected by sports men or rapid members of society. It must be acknowledged in all fairness that they look remarkably well, with the derby hat. They have been very much worn by the officers and swells generally who have at tended the meetings at Sandown Park dur ing the last week. HOT YET CASHIEBED. The Gordon Cummins Scandal Case Is Under Military Consideration. IBT CABLE TO Till DISFATCU.t London, Feb. 28. In the Gordon Cum ming case the military aspect of the patter has been much misrepresented. It is not true that Sir William Cnmmine has been cashiered. What is true is that his case is under consideration. An army regulation requires that officers should immediately re port to their commander any matter involv ing their personal honor. When the Don caster business was made public, throngh tbe tattle of ladies or gentlemen not directly concerned, Sir William Cummins reported what had happened at the house of Arthur Wilson to his Colonel. "When did this occur?" asked tbe Colonel. On beintr told that it occurred in Sep tember, several months before, he said the delay in informing him was a serious feature of tbe case. Sir William explained that he had refrained from mentioning the matter because the Prince of Wales had imposed upon him an honorable under standing of secresy, which had been violated by other people, and into this inquiry was being made. BILL FOB SIGNED ABTICLES. A Measure to Compel Editorial Writers to Attach Their Names to Efforts. fBT DCSLAP'S CABLE COMPANT.l LONDON, Feb. 28. Henry John Atkin son, who sits in the House of Commons as tbe representative of Boston, in the Con servative interest, may congratulate himself on being regarded as the most moderu crank which that august body has produced. He has just introduced a bill which is to com pel the writers of all editorial articles in newspapers to sign what they write, and further that the newspapers shall publish these names so that tbe public may know how much attention is due to the article by reason of the standing of its author. Of course the idea is not new. It has been urged.here from the time the. newspaper worm was young, out it has never found favor, for where would the royal "we" be if Jnr. .Harry bmiui had to give rortb the opin ions of his paper' in his own name. The tearing down of the veil which conceals the journalistic Isis would be too great a shock to be calmly regarded, and the universal opinion is that, as in the past, no eflorts can induce the change which it is sought to uring aoout. B1SMABCK FOB THE BEICH8TAO. His Friends May Elect Him With or With out Ills Consent. Berlin, Feb. 28. Despite Prince Bis marck's refusal to stand as a candidate for the Beichstag for the Nineteenth district of Hanover, Herr Schoof, a prominent Na tional Liberal member of the Lower House of the Prussian Diet, asks the electors to return Prince Bismarck, declaring that he will not refuse to serve now that there is a prospect of a crisis in Germany's foreign affairV It is stated that Herr Sboof has prompted the Friedrichsruhe district com mittee to make arrangements for the election of Prince Bismarck. The Borsen Courier, discussing the role Prince Bismarck might play in the Beich stag, says if it were not for his excessive am bition he would be of the greatest service. If, however, he should attempt to dominate the House or lead an attack on tbe Govern ment, his reputation would not hinder his being treated as a partisan. A PE0F0SED DRAMATIC SCHOOL Continental Actors Favor the Idea, hut Britons Can't See It. London, Feb. 28. The Daily Graphic has been publishing opinions of such artists as Irving, Cosquehn, Salvini and others upon ts desirability of establishing in London a British dramatic school, similar to the Comedie Francais in Paris. The foreign artisti, are unanimously in favor ot the proposition, while the British artists fail to see any way in which the ideal British dramatic school might be realized. ' , A Itnsslan Pat on the French Back. St. Petersburg, Feb. 28. The Russian press is unanimous iu endorsing the refusal of the French artists to take part in the Berlin art exhibition, as well as in con demning the irritation which the Germans have shown. SCALING DOWN THE FOECE. World's Fair, People Make, Up the Necessity of Retrenchment rSriCIAI. TEtiOHAK TO TUB OISFATCH.I Chicago. Feb. 28. All of the clerks, stenographers apd messengers employed by the World's Columbian Exposition will be discharged Monday. The Commission has entered upon an era of retrenchment, 'Mem bers of tbe Board of Control decided to-day to surrender all of tbeir rooms in the Band McN.ally building except three, -and to merelyjnaintain the Commissioners' organ ization until Congress comes to their assist ance. . The order of the board makes a clean sweep of the employes. Even Assistant Secretary Hart was included. Of Secretary Dickinson's entire force but one wijl be re tained. Director General Davis will also cut down his list of assistants. He may dis pose of all of them except Private Secretary Mjles. Secretary James A. Boweu, o: the Foreign Affairs Corumittee.was ready to sail for Paris to take charge of the office there, when he was told of the board's decision. Remembering the Friendly Sioux. Washington, Feb. 28. The Indian ap propriation bill was passed this evening by the Senate. An amendment was adopted tp nay $200,000 to the friendly Sioux during the late trouble for property lost or de stroyed by obedience to the erdtri of the Gfireriimsut f THE OHIO MYSTERI. No decision as Yet From tbe Coroner in Ino Defiance Case Story of a square op letters. It Was Mads by the Murdered Janitor Shortlj 'Before His Death. r0P8S0EBDTLEK FLEES TO A HOTEL rSFKCIAI. TXLXOBAX TO TBI DISPATCH, t 'Defiance, Feb. 28. The excitement over -the finding of the mutilated body of John H. Moll has not abated. The opinion is that Moll's death cannot be attributed to anything else than -the scandal -in which the names of "the. Superintendent of the Public Schools and two of the lady teachers are connected. Ten days ago, as heretofore stated in The Dispatch, Prof. C,' W. Bntier. Superintendent of Public Schools and twp lady teachers were suspended at their request by the Board of 'Education, pending an' investi gation. The charges against them were made by Fred Bethge, a highly respected German citizen. He said he had seen Prof. Butler and the ladies in the superintendent's of fice -at various times, and that they had been guilty of gross misconduct. He watched them through a trap-door. Bethge told Janitors Max and Moll of his dis covery. At tbe hearing thev corroborated Betbge's statements. For tbeir defense Prof. Butler and tbe ladies 'introduced evidence to sbow they were not in the Superintendent's room or at the school building at the time when Bethge savs he witnessed the scene between Butler and one of tbe women. The board refused to enterUin the charge and rein stated the professor and the teachers, at the same time dismissing both Moll and Max from the employ of tbe board. The Death of Moll. .The anair created a tremendous sensation, the public taking sides. Prof. Butler has been a resident of Defiance for ten years, and is a good looking man, aged about 45 years. His reputation has been irreproach able. .He is married, but has no children. The ladies are attractive, and hitherto scandal has never touched them. They come from one ot the oldest families iu this part of the State. Moll was looked upon as the instigator of the trouble, and on Tuesday night, after tbe investigation, a moD ot masted men is said to have been seen going toward the house he lived in. Tbe next morning his dead body was found on tbe railroad track. His throat had been cnt. There is so mnch talk that Prof. Butler and his wife have left tbeir home 'and are boarding at the Crossby Souse. The Coroner is investigating the case. 'Moll was warned of the mob by his son and advised to slip out of the house by way of the rear door and go to the home of Henry Oestricker, a friend of the eider Moll. Oestricker lives about a mile away and across the Wabash railway tracks. Young Moll told his father to remain there until he came for him. After he bad satified himself that the danger was over, and the son not returning, Moll, at the solicitation of Oestricker and his wife, 'disrobed and went to bed about 10 o'clock. The Mystic Square of Letters. Before retiring, however. Moll then wrote on a piece of paper the following' letters in Uerman capital letters, lorming a square, which reads the same from all sides: FIRST LINE BEADS ACROSS G S M S G- Second S 8 E S 8 Third M E M E M Fonrth S S E S S Fifth G S M S He leit tbe piece of paper on the stand, and when asked what was the meaning of the letters he "aid that if it were pinned on fife breast of a dying friend, be would be sure of a nappy death. Aha remark was considered strange at the time, and now that be is dead it is thought that he had a pre monition of what was to befall him or in tended to commit suicide. In the" meantime the masked men called at Moll's house, one of his daughters an swering to the knock at the door. The men, about a dozen in number, were masked in long rnbber coats with black cloths covering the lower part of their face?. They in quired for Moll, and' wre told he was not at home. The girl was frightened, but her nersonal fears were allayed by the ring leader, who told her not to be alarmed; that they didn't mean to do her any harm, and that it was her father whom they were after. He Went Out Into tho Night. About 2 o'clock Wednesday morning Mrs. Oestricker was awakened by a nbise iu the room occupied by Moll, and upon ex amination they lound that Moll was up and dressing, and when they asked him what he intended doing, he said he was going home to see bis family. The Oestrickers told bim that he had better wait until morning, but he said that .it was late, the streets being quiet, and he was not afraid of being mo lested. The family conld not prevail upon him to remain, and a few minutes after 2 o'clock he left the house. Tbe family watched him until he reached the Wabash Hailroad tracks, when he started south. This was the last seen of him alive, and what transpired in the four hours which intervened between that time and the hour his wounded and mangled body was found is not known. A short distance south of where Moll turned into tbe rail road track is a lumber yard, and it was just beyond this that his body was found by the tramp, who gave his name as James A. Parker. What a Tramp Knows of It At the inquest held by Coroner Dr. J. D. Westrick Parker testified that he was on his way to G.irrett, Ind., and had slept all night in the lumber vard out of the storm, and had been awakened by the 6 o'clock factory whistle blowing. He got up and started down the railroad track "or town, and had gone but a short distance when he saw in the dim daybrcik tbe form of a man crawling around. Parker, said he thought tbe fellow was drunk, and called to him. Not receiving any response he lighted a match and stooped over to get a look at him, and just at that moment the man fell oyer dead. Parker hastened to the nearest house,occu pied by a family named Schmoker, and told them that, a man had been killed down there by the cars. Schmoker and his son accompanied Parker back to the track, where Schmoker. identified the remains as those ot Moll. Drs. M. B. Stevens and D. P. Aldrich were sent for. and when they, arrived and pronouncod life ex tlnetV the Coroner was sent for, and alter he had viewed the remains thev were conveyed to an undertaking es tablishment An examination of .Moll's wounds and injury " showed conclusively that he bad been foully dealt with. There was a gash on bjs tbroat two inches long and deep enough to sever the trachea. There were two stab wounds on the left side about two inches below the left nipple. The side of his head was .crushed aud both legs ground into a mass up to the k'nees, an engine having passed over him. Near by was a single bladed pen-knife with a wooden handle and a blade about three inches long and ground down to a point, then'ale resembling a dagger. Nobody Knows the Knife. Moll's family; nor any ol bis friends can identify the knife, his sou Conrad swearing positively that it did not belong to his father. Little or no blood was found on his clothing, even where the knife wounds were in his. body. In each hand was clutched some straw, evidently from a ma nure pile, and as there' is nothing of tbe kind in the vicinity the murder theory is strengthened, hut the affair, is shrouded in deepest mystery. There is no one in tbe town who uapaat l'of. Butlcrof hnvlngaiiy knowledst nboat I thdj assault made upon Moll, if such was made. The' evidence of Drs. Stevens and Aldrich at the Coroner s inquest was to the effect thit none of the wounds would cause death, and it was their opinion that Moll had suicided; Coroner -Westrick has completed the hearing of all tbe evidence in the case, bnt he has not yet made a verdict. He said this evening that tbe more he thought oyer the matter the more roe' ?ve he became that Moll had been murcd, and that he wonld not return a verdict un til be had learned more of the affair, which has created a greater sensation throughout Northwestern Ohio than any crime that has ever been committed. FILLS AS WITNESSES. A. Lawyer Adopts a Novel Plan to Disprove a Polsonlujj Theory. COLTTMBUS, O., Feb. 28. H. J. Booth, one of the attorneys in the lawsuit now ready for the jury, which was expected to night to break the will ot the late Dr. Tan S. Seltzer, adopted a strange but convincing style of argument in making his closing speech to.the jury last evening. Testimony had been given to the effect that when Dr. Seltzer was dying, pills of poison Were given him to hasten bis death. It was de sired by the party represented by Mr. Booth and others to refute this. So he bad a druggist prepare five pills by the same formula as those taken by Dr. Seltzer, and these he took in the presence of the jnry .while making his argument, adding to the dose one pill from the same box as those tar-en by tbe doctor. He after ward spoke to tbe jury for three hours, re marking as he did so, that if the evidence, on the other side were true he ought to be & dead man. THE CZABEWrrCH IN CHINA An Incendiary Attempt to Born a Vessel of the China Navigation Company. SAN Fit ah CISCO, Feb. 28. The steam ship Belgic arrived this morning, 23 days from Hong Kong and 15 days from Yoko hama. The Shanghai Mercury says that Viceroy Chang Chi Fnng'a conduct in ref erence to the proposed visit of the Russian Czarewitch has caused the Pekin Govern ment much uneasiness, aud orders have been issued to the Viceroys at Tsientsin. Nankin and Wnching to meet the imperial visitor on his arrival with every mark of re spect. An attemot was made on the night of January 21 to set on fire the China Naviga tion Company's steamer Pekin at Shanghai, and it is now believed the burning of the steamer Shanghai, whereby 200 people lost their lives, was the work of some incendiary. SOME TOUCHING EULOGIES Delivered In the Bouse on the Late Con gressman Pholan. Washington, Feb. 28. Public busi ness was suspended in tbe House this after noon, and the House proceeded to the con sideration of resolutions eulogistic of the life, character and public services of tbe late James Phelan, of Tennessee. Addresses were made by Messrs. Bichardson, O'Neil, of Pennsylvania; Cummings, Grosvenor, Dnnnell, Carutb, Stockbridge, Evans, Washington, Wheeler, McMillin, Baker and McAdoo. The eulogies were unusually touching in their character, and there was deep feeling manifested. At the close of the addresses the House, as a mark of respect to the de ceased, adjourned to meet at 8 o'clock to night A LAEOK LEADEE AEEESTED. He Is Charged With Conspiracy to Intimi date In Connection With a Strike. Lynn, Mass., Feb. 28. Master Work man John McCarthy, of National Trades Assembly 240, Knights of Labor, which em braces all the organizations of the leather workers in this country, was arrested by the Lynn police this morning for an alleged at tempt, with other persons, to "conspire, combiue, confederate and agree" to unlaw fully molest and intimidate non-union work men employed in the morocco factories of John Donallan & Son and John T. Moulton. The recent riotous occurrences at the fac tories of Donation and Monlton caused the arrest. BERNHARDT IS AFEAID. She Calls on Inspector Byrnes for Pro tection From a Frenchman. rSrZCIAI. TELEOBA-M TO THE DISrATCU.t New York, Feb. 28. Sarah Bernhardt called on Inspector Byrnes to-day and asked for protection from a Frenchman, who, she says, is coming across the water to kill her. There are suspicions that the divine Sarah is working anothei of h'er clever ad vertising dodges. ProlUbltion Holds Its Own. Bismaeck, N. Dak., Feb. 28. The bill introduced in the House to repeal the present prohibition law, wa indefinitely postponed to-day by a vote of 29 to 27. The total loss by the great London fire, which began to burn September 2. 1G06, burnt three days and three nights, destroying 89 churches, 13.200 houses, and laying waste 400 streets, was estimated at tbe time to be 10, 730,500. 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Tit mj miduaiid ttSet uaf, and the enfy frtvtittht and tart ef laflaasmitian and elagjies of 0 peres, the easts d .ilajlss, bUcMieadi, rough, red, txA oily tUa, ttA staple buswri ef lahatfisd cU&ta. Fries, tja CLEVELAND'S WEONG. Senator Voorhee3 Intimates Grover Must'Get Off the Track. SILVER THE ISSDE OF THE DAT. Money Sags of the East Hast Stand isida In the Keit Campaign. ' THE AVAILABLE DEHOCDATIC TIMBEE CnrciHNATi.Feb. 28. Senator Voorhees, accompanied by his son, Mr. James Voor hees, was in tbe city for a short while last evening. The Senator was en route to Hot . Springs, Ark., to get relief from rheuma tism. Iu a running conversation with an Enquirer reporter regarding matteVs"of "' moment iu Congress, Senator Voorhees waa asked: "What will become of the silver coinage? bill, which has passed the Senate and is now pending in the House?" "Nothing," was the prompt reply. "Nothine. It is dead for the present," "What are your views with regard to the), silver question?" "Thirteen years ago," he said, squaring , himself about and throwing back his head, ' "I made a speech in tbe Senate advocating the tree coinage of silver. Tbe galleries were filled with people and there were scenes then that 'have, I believe, never been equaled in indorsement of my views, you understand," and the fire siione in the great orator's eyes as he recalled the event. "I j have won two big campaigns on the silver issue." The Farmers of Indiana. "The farmer element is a unit in a de mand for free coinage of the silver?" 'If this claim that silver is not honest money were made to a farmer in Indiana he would pronounce tbe man making such a claim either a fool or a liar," said Mr. Voor hees with great vigor, "and I believe that such a condition exists all over this great country. Why, the Democrats of Obio are pledged also to free coinage. Tbey pledged themselves at the convention which nominated Mr. Campbell for Governor, and time and again previously did they so pledge them selves. There is a mistaken idea tbat the people of tbe Bast are opposed to it. The people of the East and I mean by the peo ple the masses are for free coinage. Why, sir, were I a New Yorker I could go among the people of that great State and fsel confi dent ot an election upon such a platform. The money-bags tbe brokers are opposed, but tbey will learn that they must not stand i in the way of the people." Cleveland Ha the Wrong Issue. Senator Voorhees here remarked that ha thougbt the great question of tails' reform the most prominent, "but," he added, "X think there is a keeuer interest in this ques-j tion of free coinage of silver than in any other of the great questions of the day. ' .Look at tbe way in wbicn ingails was wiped out and you will find bis experience re peated all over this country no doubt la Ohio further along." The conversation here turned upon tbe letter of ex-President Cleveland in opposi tion. Senator Voorhees was asked as to his opinion regarding its effect upon Mr. Cleveland's Presidental prospects. "I have thegreatest respect for Mr. Cleve land," he said, aftera moment's study, "but it would be as difficult a matter to carry the State of Indiana on a platform opposed to a free coinage of silver as it wonld be to carry that State or Ohio on tbe nullification prin ciples of John C. Calhoun. I'bave told Mr. i Cleveland that he was mistaken in his views, acd tbat there would be free coinage of sil-' ver long before and long alter he is dead." Plenty of Men Besides Grover. 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