.fE j ! -c " i r 'V j ws&wHHwaSSSs: -.Ts'SrT. - t' - - jtv -, W 'PP-n, ",j'jmhbb pB$tet4 special to let lists Appear TO-DAT In THE IISIVA.TCI3;S CLASSIFIED COLUMNS. FORTY-SIXTH TEAR PITTSBURk, THTJESDAX; MARCH 5, 1891 THREE CENT& I ane jj' i TT ' JA U.' '-& J " ' BENTEBS WILL FCTO .J Ib'b tS I I BH SPECIAL TO LET LISTS IN -jj .Z1LP M.'B Ll ftM ,H, the risrAL.rrcn s m r t f ; "' m W MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS. ' f-l "'fil SANG THEDOXOLOBf As the Final Feature of the Pro ceedings of the Fifty First Congress, A ROUND BILLION IN MONEY Estimated to Be the Amount Author ized in the Various Appro priation Bills. SPEAKER KEED GAME TO THE LAST lie Secures a Resolution of Thanks bj a Strict Tarty Tote, and Makes a Valedictory Address. T2ECL0SIXG SCENES IS THE SENATE. A Ktctfroflcpcrlitt EcctEcnts Secure the Eignture cf lie President Opra lie List Day, ltd Beccmt Ltwj. KOEE TEAK TWO TEOUSAKD HEABCHES ENACTED tFr.OM A STAFF CORKESrOXDF.XT, 1 "Washington, March 4. No matter what the verdict in regard to the Fifty-first Congress may be, it went out in a blaze of glory. Both sides cheered to the echo, and nobody was better pleased than Jerry Simp son and Senator Peffer, who were on the floor of the respective houses to which they ucre elected, and apparently looked with wonder on the remarkable performance of the expiration of Congress. Most of the time subsequent to the report of last night was spent in a deliberate waste of time. Both houses waited for bills which had been sent to the President, and the pas sage of the few measures which found a hearing after the small hours of the morn ing seemed to be a pastime rather than a serious work. The valedictory of Speaker Jteed was received with applause by both tides of the House. The Big Speaker Game to the Last. To use the expression in the mouth of very one, be "died with his boots on." He surrendered in nothing to the enemy and those who had cursed him, continuously dur ing the long and the short session, gave him the credit of dying game. At the last tap of the gavel the Eepublic ans of the House struck np "Marching Through Georgia," as the only song with which the political choristers were ac quainted and then the gallery, recognizing the paucity of musical intellect on the floor, took the cue and gave the lonVmeter dox- ology, vrbich was applauded to the echo by the statesmen who had sat out the night, and who as a body scarcely knew what they were doing. The Senate passed away without any sign of emotion whatever, and the shouting and cheering and song-singing of the House was a mere expression of gladness that the work of an almost continuous sitting since De cember, 18S9, was over iorever. Appropriations Amount to a Billion. Some of the more thoughtful, however, were startled by the statement of those who had figured it out that the total appropria tions lor this Congress will probably reach 1,000,000,000. However, even this an linunceuient was not allowed to check the hilarity of the final hours in the House. All the foiepart of the morning there was an intermittent babel of shouts for recogni tion from anxious members of the House of Representatives, who crowded around the open space in front of the Speaker's desk, and resorted to loud calls, vocilerons re marks ana all manner oi devices to attract attention. The House was in a critical mood, and those members who were fortun ate enough to catch the Speaker's eye found they still had a hard road to travel to the haven, for it was not an easy matter to se cure the necessary two-thirds majority to have the rules suspended and their bills passed. In the galleries standing room had ceased io be available some time previously, and the congress of people ladies possibly being in the majority jammed the passage ways. The Senate, btfore 10 o'clock, closed the doors aud went into executive session, the crowds thereby driven from the galler ies flocking to the House, only to be turned back disappointed. A Great Crnsli in the Galleries. "When the Senate doors were reopened the hundreds of people waiting in tne corridors crowded and pushed and crushed into the galleries, sweeping before them the em ployes who sought to regulate admissions. The Republicans in the House nailed their colors to the mast, determined to go out of power as aggressive, defiant and full of fight as they had been at any time during the tession. Thev were loyal to the Speaker, and awaited the proper occasion to manifest the lact. It soon came. No Democrat having pre pared the usual vote of thanks to the Speak er, Mr. McKmley arose and oCered a reso lution thanking the Speaker for the able .iud impartial manner in which he bad per formed his duties. The House, which had been in a buzz from the many-toned whis j.crs of the members on the floor, lapsed mo mentarily into something approaching -'iiptns the lesolution was read, and Mr. -Mills, of Texas, arose in his place. i'he predecessor of Mr. McICinley as Chairman of the AY ays and Means Com mittee disappointed those persons who hoped for a vigorous oratorical display, as he merely demanded the call of the yeas ana nays. Tne call was proceeded with amid great confusion, due to' the fact that nearly every member had some parting re marks for the neighbor whom he perhaps Might never 6ee again. When the call was finished a dozen members were on their feet all shouting at once, demanding to know it tiieir names were recorded. Mr. Houk, of Tennessee, was the most vociferous ol them ai!, but was one of the last to be recognized. A Chorus of Cheers and Jeers. AVhen the last vote was announced the Republicans rose en masse, clapping vigorous.-, waving papers and books, and mak ing the air resound with cheers, the volume v' kound being swelled by applause in the galleries. The applause wits renewed more vigorously than before. j6 Speaker Reed en teral the hall to relieve Mr. Burrows, of Michigan, who was temporarily in the chair. The Democrats jered at the demonstration, Mr. Rland and Mr. McClammy, of North Carolina, shouting outTetorts to the Repub lican applause that were lost in the contu sion. Mr. Cannon came in for a wild ovation as he presented the conference report on the deficiency bill, "the last report he would have to make." His Republican colleagues spraukto their feet at hit words, giving him Tinging cheer after cheer, and tossing what ever was on their desks into the air in a tumultuous cyclonic commendation of Mr. Caunon. Mr. Breckinridge, of Kentucky, amid the applause of his Democratic friends, made a graceful little speech eulogistic ot the treat ment the minority had received trom Mr. Cannon; but the Republicans were a little chary of joining in the acclamations, being evidently of opinion that Mr. Breckinridge's remarks were reflectively in some measure in uerogauon of tne Speaker. The Last Necessary Task Performed. This concluded the necessary work of Con gress, and the remaining time was chiefly consumed in efforts to secure the passage of local or private bills. The roll calls on these bills gave members a chance to say goodby. As the rays of the noou-davsun shone through the "glass root of the itouse they illuminated ap3per-Uttered and disordered chamber, but also lighted a cheery crowd of men clasping hands and exchanging the heart iest good wishes. In the course of Mr. Reed's last speech, he said: "Whether we have disposed of ques tions of finance with the wisdom of broad statesmanship, time willsurely show. Whether in the things wo bavo done and the things we have attempted for the furtherance of human liberty, we wero actuated by high and honor able motives, will be visible to all the world at no distant day. On our actions no catalogue and all enumeration and praise by ourselves would be in vain. If our deeds do not praise us our words cannot. Confident as I am of the verdict of time on vhatwehave done, I am still more confident that the highest commendation will be given us in ih future, not f or what measnres wo have passed, valuable as they are, but because we have taken so long a stride in the direction of responsible government. Having demonstrated to tbe people that those who have been elected to do their will can do it henceforth, excuses will not be taken for performance, and govern ment by tbe peonlo will be stronger in the land." On the Senate side the scenes, while of a somewhat more dignified nature than those in the House, were nevertheless animated and spirited. Long before the arrival of the Presi dent the corridors, waiting rooms and elevators were crowded with persons, many of them ladies, anxious to seenre seats in the galleries to witness the expiration of the Fifty-first Con gress. Tbe wives and daughters of Senators and Representatives flocked around thcrte served galleries and presented their cards of admission, but in many cases were doomed to disappointment, as these galleries are small and were soon filled to their utmost capacity. Closing; Scene In the Senate. When no other scrap of bnsiness remained to be transacted, and when tbe clock had taken a three-minute step forward at a touch of the old wizard's wand.the Vice President arose and made a farewell speech. He said: "I am ad monished by the dial that the life of the Kitty-' first Congress is ended, and that the hour of senaratlon and farewell has again arrived. The record is made up and has gone into history. xo one of us can be unmindful as we part of. iuB lact uiat an are not witn us wno answsreu to tbe first roll call of this Congress. Three members of this body, all taken from one lido of the chamber, have answered the-iast sum mons and gone out forever from tbe haunts of men. They were well worthy .of the love we bare them, and will be cherished in tbe hearts of the people as able, honorable and patriotic public servants. "Without previous experience as a presiding officer I came with distrust to the discharge of the duty imposed by tbe Constitution upon the Vice President in bis relation to tbe Senate, certain only of an unfaltering purpose to do right, and, of tbe patience and forbearance of this great body I acknowledge, with grateful sensibility, tbe courtesy and kindness which, even in critical and complicated situations, tbe members of the Senate have been accustomed to accord to me. and the honor conferred by the resolotions of thanks just adopted in my absence from tbe chair. With the earnest hope that each member of this body may he blessed in every relation of life. I now declare that the constitutional period of the Fifty-first Congress having been completed, the Senate stands adjourned without day." That was all. Lightkeb. WHAT HAS BEEN DONE. THE W0BK ACCOMPLISHED BY FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. THE The Bills Introduced and Enacted Into Laws Exceeded in Number Those of the Pre ceding Congress Some of the Important Measures raised. "Washington, March 4. In the Fifty first Congress 14,033 bills were introduced iu theYlouse and 5,129 in Senate. In the Fiftieth Congress 12,654 bills were intro duced in House and 4,000 in Senate. In the Fifty-first Congress 297 joint resolutions (or 28 more than the number introduced in the Fiftieth) were introduced in the Honse. In the Senate 169 joint resolutions (24 more than in the Fiftieth) were introduced. The bills that became laws during the Congress just ended numbered 2186. In the Fiftieth Congress 1,824 bills were enacted. The number of bills, etc introduced in the Fiity-first exceeded by 20 per cent the number introduced in the Fiftieth Congress. During the Fiftieth Congress 161 bills were vetoed, and during the Filty-first Con gress 14. Among the bills which have be come laws are these: The copyright bill, tbe private land court bill, tbe postal subsidy bill, the Indian depredations claim bill, the timber and pre-emption law repeal bill, the cus toms administrative bill, a general land forfeit ure bill, the bill to relieve the Supreme Court by tbe establishment of intermediate Circuit Courts of Appeal, the Unites States judges'jal arics bill, the World's Fair bill. Vie AVyoming and Idaho admission bills, the anti lottery and anti-trust bills, the reapportion ment bill, the immigration bill, the bill to ratify agreements with various Indian tribes and to pav the friendly Sioux S1M),000. to reduce the fees of pension agents, to pay the French spoil, ation claims, the meat inspection bill, the bill to prevent the importation of adulterated food and drink, the live cattle and bog inspection mil, the bill appropriating 51,000,000 for the improvement of tbe Mississippi river. Tbe enactment of a measure to extend tbe jurisdiction of Federal courts will undoubtedly relieve tbe overcrowded docket of tbe United States Supreme Court. Tho act provides for additional Circuit Judges, who will call, in con junction with Justices or the Federal Supreme Court, an intermediary Appellate Circuit Court in certain cases between the lower courts and tbe highest judicial tribunal iu tbe country. Another measure of Importance that became a law in th second session was the direct tax bill, which provides for refunding the amounts levied in certain Sfates under tbe direct war tax of 1SGL This bill became famous in tbe Fiftieth Congress through the long and weary deadlock in tbo House, caused by the efforts to pass it. It was disposed nf quietly and with out any great show of resistance in the Con gress just ended. Contests for seats held by Democrats in the House were made by 18 Republicans. Tbe Elections Committee decided 17 of these 11 in favor of Republicans and 6 in favor of Demo crats, Tbe House seated 8 Republicans in place of sitting Democrats, and declared the seat of 1 Democrat vacant. The House adopted the report ot tbe committee in every case pre- seated. UMFOBIt CAB COUPLERS. Resolutions in Tavor of Congress Enacting a Law for Them. Washington, March 4. At the Convention of State Railroad Commissioners to-day the committee reported the following resolutions, which were unanimously adopted: First, that a committee of Ave be appointed by the Chair to urge upon CongreSs, as soon as possible alter the opening of Its next regular session, tbe impera tive need for action by that body calculated to hasten and insure the equipment of freight cars throughout the country with uniform automatic couplers and with train brakes, and the equipment of locomotives with driving wheel brakes, and present and urge the passage of a bill tlierelor. Secund. thai the committee, bclnre presenting the bill to tbe appropriate Consreosional committees, be requested, after public notice, to give a hearing to accredited representatives of such organizations of rail- road officials or employes as may desire to be I heard. Third, that the secretary of tho con vention act as secretarv of the committee. A resolution continuing the committee, on reasonable rates, with instructions to report to the next conference snch further facts and suggestions in connection with the subject as may be deemed desirable, was adopted, as was also a resolution that the committee to whom the subject of automatic couplers and air brakes was referred bo requested to consider and report to the next conference ot Railroad Commissioners. Tbe conference then ad journed to meet in Washington on tho second Wednesday in April of next year. AGAINST THE CHINESE. Tho Report of Investigations Made on the Pacific Coast. Washington, March 4T Representative Lehlbach to-day made a report to tbe House on tbe result of .the visit of the sub-committee of the Immigration Committees of tho House and Senate to tbe Pacific coast to investigate the Chinese question. The report says tbat tbe number of Chineso in this country is decreas ing in consequence of the Chinese exclnsion act, although not as, rapidly as tbe committee deem desirable, this being duo to tbo difficulty in enforcing the law. It is recommended that two steam launches be secured ' for use on Puget Sound to prevent Chinese im migration by way of British Columbia and suppress smuggling. Tbe report deals at length with the well-known fraudulent measures by which the Chinese iram admittance to tbe United States, dwelling particularly upon the practice by Chinamen of suing out writs of habeas corpus and giving worthless bonds as security. To meet this evil it is suggested tbat no Chinaman be allowed to become surety for another unless he deposits in bank, either In money or interest bearing securities, tbe amount of the bond. The recort exnresses tbe opinion that if the present law is strictly en forced it will not be long before the Chinese race in the United States will be extinct. The Chinese quarter in San Francisco is spoken of as a pest-breeder, which should not be tolerated in any American community. Tbe children are inveterate gamblers, and their lot teries, tbe report says, flourish to such an ex tent that it seems impossible tbat such a state of affairs could exist except with the con nivance of tbe authorities. Tbe Chinaman is described as having his good qualities and be ing industrious, but tbe committee is of opin ion that to rescind the Chinese act would surely result in the wholo Pacific coast being overrun with Cbinese, with resultant serious labor troubles. VTHE PRESIDENT'S BUSY DAY. Bis Signature Attached to a Large Number ,' of Measures of Various Kinds. 'Washington, March 1 The President to day approved tbe legislative, deficiency, Indian, consular and diplomatic, sundry civil, pension and agricultural appropriation bills; the joint resolution providing for tne organization of the Circuit Court of Appeals; the acts for pub lic buildings at Clarksville, Tenn., and Sagi naw, Mich.; the act authorizing a portage rail road at tbe Cascades of the Columbia river: the act amending laws in regard to timber culture; tbe act incorporating tbe National Conservatory of Mnsic of America; the act for the tirotentlnn nr th Htm nf mjnpn (in the Territories; the act to commission P. C. -junnson a near Admiral in tbe navy; tbe copy- jgu uiii auu iu private pension Dins. HEADY TO DEPART. Consul Long Given a Reception Previous to Leaving for Florence. rFROM A STAFF COBBKSFOirPEXT.l Washington, March 4. Mr. J. V. Long, re cently appointed Consul to Florence, Italy, was in the city to-day and made his final arrange ments for going abroad on his diplomatic mis sion. He was warmly congratulated by his many friends in this city, and was given a com plimentary reception bymembers of the Metro politan Club, tbe fashionable social organiza tion of its kind in this city. THE QUILL OF AN EAGLE, The President Signs the Copyright Bill With It. AYASHrNGTON. March 4. In signing the copyright bill, the President used a large quill taken from an American eagle, sent to him for that purpose by Robert U. Johnson, of New York. Secretary of tbe International Copyright League. The pen was then returned to Mr. Johnson, with the President's compliments. NATURAL GAS' IN UTAH, C0MPAHY nrCOKPOBATED FOB ITS DEVELOPMENT. Capitalists From Indiana, Ohio and Penn sylvania Interested in It One of the Members Gies Beasons for the Faith AVhick Is in Him. rerictAi. telegram to the DispATcn. Salt Lake City, March 4. The filing of articles incorporating tbe American Natural Gas Company of Salt Lake City, with a capital of $5,000,000, has created quite a stir in business circles here. A number of gentlemen who have at tached their names to the papers are practical people in the business of natural gas. One of the cor porators is Mr. S. C. Constant, of Peru, Ind., who has already had a wide experience in the gas bnsiness. Mr. Constant has, since his arrival iu the city given the local matter much thoughtful consideration, and has investigated the ground thoroughly. As far as he has been able to ascertain no depth of 1,200 feet has been reached with tne purpose of striking natural gas as an ob ject. To The Dispatch correspondent last night he said: "The exterior indications in the vicinity of Salt Lake are excellent for tbe presence of gas. Trenton rock means gas. and local signs leads me to ueneve mat tins rocK can be reached at a depth of about 1,000 feet. In tbe Indiana and Onio gas regions this rock is found at trom 800 to 1,000 feet. "Tbe American Company will commence operations in a few dais. The rig was finished yesterday, and all the necessary machinery is on the ground, Tbo surface gas will be used fur fuel for a while, at least That gas exists here I have no doubt. It will probably take some time before we locate tbe belt, and we may have to expend a con siderable amount of money; but we propose to make a thorough test of the field. The strike of gas means something big for Salt Lake, and it will boom as never before. A gentleman from Pennsylvania and myself first conceived tbe scheme. Four members of tho company bail from tbe Keystone State." From a private source it was learned that tbe above company have already leased some 5,000 acres of territory. KHWTAPED FIVE YEABS AGO. A Claimant to an Inherited Fortune Tarns Up in Canandaigua. Chicago, March 4. Harry Ferguson, aged 15 years, a bell boy at the Brunswick Hotel, told a strange story to tbe police to-day. He says that he was kidnaped when he was 5 years old, Snd that he lived until recently with a farmer 'feear Monmouth, IU. He learned tbat his peo ple lived in New York State. Finally be escaped and came here. He advertised in a New York paper, with the result that he re ceived a letter from Lawyer John L Andrews, of Canandaigua, ft. Y. Here tho boy showed the letter relerred to, together with'ono signed by the Clerk of the Surrogate Court of Ontario county, N. Y., which said tbat he was co-heir to some property left by his aunt. Mrs. Mary Conover, of Canandaigua, wbo died two years ago, leaving an estate valued at S150,00u, the bulk of which was left to the brother of tbe father of the young narrator, August J. Fergu son, who by bis father's death becomes heir to JS0.000. The lad is now trying to find, through the police, some relatives believed to beln Chicago, whose testimony, Lawyer Andrews says, will be necessary to technically penect young Fergu son's claim to the estate. OUT or THE SUGAB TBUST. TheTJIg St Louis Iteflnery Sesames, the Re sult of the Recent Decision. St. Louis, March 4, Tbe St Louis sugar re finery, which has been idlo since tbe formation of the SngarTrust, will resume operations April L giving employment to oOO persons. The resumption is Drought about by the de cision of tho New York Court of Appeals, de claring the trust an lllpp-ril nniratinn thorebv releasing the company from its control. A STRANGE SUICIDE. Two Young Students for Uio'ilin: istry End Their Lives Together. HYPNOTISM BLAMED FOR THE DEED Both Believed to Have Been Anxious to Explore the Great Unknown. A. LETTEE AND DIARY LEFT BEMND rSFXCIAI, TELEQBAM TO THg DISFATCH.1 Cincinnati, MarchA Perhaps the most remarkable suicide in local tragedy annals was that which took place about 1 o'clock this morning at a boarding house at Four teenth and Race streets. Two young students at the Hebrew Union College for the Ministry, apparently with" great deliberation and coolness, ended their li.res .with pistol shots fired by their own hands from the same weapon. The two suicides were Isadore Fravcnthal, laged 21, who came here from St Louis, and Ernest Sallmger, aged 20, whose parents re side in Philadelphia. The following letter, which was so placed in the fatal chamber that it would readily be found, itself repre sents a remarkable featnre of the horrible affair: 'Cincinnati, March 3, 1891. "Me. Max Schattenfels In view of our approaching separation from you, we deem it advisable to ask, as a slight favor, that you notify our dear families as delicately as possi ble ot what will soon have occurred. For me, L F. Fraventhal, wire J. B. Weil, No. 1137 Dolman street, St Louis, Mo., and for me, Ernst Sallinger, 5 lease wire Mr. Henry Sandaner. care of oseph Schoeman & Co.. No. 18 North Third street, Philadelphia. Pa. Please thank tbe lacuiiy ano pupils or the Hebrew Union Col lege for their uniform and constant kindness to us. "Wo thank you in advance for this last favor, and give our thanks to all wbo have been kind to us in this city. "Ernst sallinger, "I. F. Fraventhal." Tho Story of the Landlord. Mr. Max.Schattenfels, to whom the letter was addressed, is the head of the highly re spectable private boarding house at the northwest corner of Race and Fourteenth streets, where the tragedy occurred. Mr. Schatteniels said : "I went to bed at about 11:30, and about one hour later (1220) I was awakened by a fall in Sallinger'u room on the third floor. I thought perhaps Sallinger had fallen out of bed. I rushed upstairs to the back door, and could not get in or get any answer to my questions. Then I rushed around to the front door, with the same re sult I returned to bed, and in five or ten minutes heard another fall. Then I be came anxious and hastened out again, meet ing my son Sidney ou-the stairs, aud he said to me: "I think there is simetbing wrong in Sallinger's room. I heard pistol shots." ''I flew past him and knocked at the back door of the room and demanded it be opened. Sallinger answered in a very weak voice: 'I am dying; Fraventhal is dead. I can't open. I am dying.' 1 ran to tbe front door, which I found locked and barred. It took me but a minute to awaken the men in tbe bouse, and then I rushed over to the police station. While I was away Mr. Billingheimer says tbey went to the door and Sallinger answered in a fearful voice: 'Burst in tbe door. I am dying, dying. Fraventhal is dead.' "They could not or did not do anything until the patrol came. Everybody was excited. I bad in tbe meanwhile been over at the station and told Sergeant Wllmesjthe story,and he and Officer Downey returned with me. The ser geant demanded that tbe door be opened. The sergeant wrenched the knob and broke open the door. Then we saw what had happened. A'Most Horrible SIcht Presented. "Sallinger, was, lying' -at' the foot of the bed, - with Ith blood gushing from, a wound In his left side, just above the heart and in front of him Fraventhal was on a trunk near the bed all lifeless and in a halt-sitting position. I was horror struck, and my nerves were all un strung. The weapon with which they had done it all was on tbe floor near Fraventhal. It was a S2-caliber revolver, and had caused Fraven thal instantaneous deatb. Sallinger was still alive." Whenever the Sergeant asked Ballinger any questions the dying man said: "Don't ask me so many questions. I ahi stfffering awfullv. I shot myself first and then bandedthe revolver to rraventnai. r raventnai wtas tne most lucky. He died right away. I missed my mark." The proprietor of the boarding house claims that the youne men were crazy on subjects of hypnotism. The cause of the suicide, at first mysterious, is being slowly cleared up as the life and actions of the young men are being de veloped. Sallinger, it seems, had Fraventhal under hypnoticinfluence,and in any matter that came up tbe latter followed his instrnctlons to the letter. Students at the college and the people at tbe boarding house noticed a de cided change in Fraventhal the last few months. He was not the same man, either poysicaiiy or mentauy. jo;n oi tne young men frequently discussed baptism and at tended several seances of .spiritualistic medi ums. Fraventhal, being a confirmed hypno tist, soon won Sallinger over to his way on the question . Among Sallinger's effects' was a large book containing a diary of his life. It was started on March 5. 1890. and is dedicated to his friend Henry Lindeuer, of 505 Fairmount avenue' Philadelphia. Ue states that he intemis t-p.i,l inga record of his life, his thoughts and bis' actions in past, as he says "tbis book shall breathe the breath tbat I do." In a side note he says: "To-day, to-morrow, others may read and profit" A Farewell in tho Diary. The book contains incidents of his life and has a passage speaking of a religious argument he had with a friend. This is the last entry prior to the following, which is dated March 3: "It has been a long time since I last wrote in this record of my life, and now once more and the last time I take up my pen to bid you fare well. When I began, some time back, I hardly thought in so brief a lapse of time, I should be palled on to close up my account, but snch, alas, is the state of the case. I have determined that tbis day shall be my laat on earth and to-night I leave for parts unknown. When 1 look back upon these tables of my life I see many a fault and many a wrong; vet I have tbe supreme satisfaction of feeling'that even though I erred at times, my actions were always prompted by what I considered to be right. I have tried to live as uprightly as my powers per mitted, and with tbat assurance I feel satisfied to meet my Creator. The thought of my parents' grief has long deterred me from tak ing my life, but now, with a raging brain and a body racked with never-leaving pains, I take consolation in the thought that they would rather have me dead than have ma as I am. May tbey take consolation in tbe thought and may tbey feel, though my departure was sud den and unexpected, it was for tbe best. May the AU-Loving-Fatber, to whom I commend my soul, have mercy on all my loved ones in this sorrow and help them bear the grief with forti tude. To you. my beloved Henry, I have en trusted tbe disagreeable task of inform ing my loved ones. A man of your char acter need not be told bow to act in such an emergency, for all you ever did was well done. To you. as the best friend I leave behind me. I intrust this record, as a token of tbe heartfelt love I bear you. Ask my dear family to forgive me, Henry, and, even though he is dead, you are aiding jour loving friend. Amen." Quite an Exemplary Character. Fraventhal came here from St Louis three years ago. His parents are in fair circum stances and his work at the college was fair. His private life was all tbat could be desired. He went out but very little andpreferred the solitude of his room with his books. Sallinger came here from Philadelphia last September, although he had spent a year at tbe college previously. He obtained board at Sbattenfels' and roomed with Fraventhal. The men also became firm friends. Tbey were scarcely eve; apart aud as time passed the bond of friendship became stronger. Sallinger read everything that came to band on hypnotism and spiritualism 'and became a firm believer in the former. Tbe subject was discussed a number of times by tbe twain. Fraventhal scoffing at the idea of the thing and arguing tbat hypnotism was another modern humbug. Sallinger was firm in bis be lief and had no trouble In hav ing bis friend accompany him to several seances. Sallinger had complete control over the actions of Fraventhal. and Mr. Schatten fels says tint he could influence him in any way, eitner ior good ur.for bad, This was Also noticed by students at tho college and com mented upon. During the last few months a decided change was noticed in Fraventhal, both in his physi cal and mental condition. He grew moody, fell oil in- bis studies and complained of being ill a number of times, saying that his head troubled him. " Yesterday the two men came from college as usual. After supper Sallingnr went to a neighboring house to give a young man a violin lesson. After the lesson he said: "Well, Fresdy, this is your last lesson. I will not be nere to-morrow." Everything Arranged With Deliberation. The men waited until the members of the fafaily had retired and then went to their room1. Tho condition of tho bed showed that it had not been occunicd. The theory of hypnot ism, was strengthened later In tbe day. It was learned that Sallinger boasted ofs iis hypnotic powers at his college, and said that there was one man In the city whom he could control in every action. He did not say who bis subject was. but it was generally conceded tbat he referred to Fraven thal. Sallinger was so confirmed in his hypnotic theory that bo gave several seances in bis room until Mr. Schattenfels absolutely forbade the holding of seances in his house, or even dis cussing the matter, on acconnt of tho influence it was having on Fraventhal. Fraventhal was a brilliant young man, but he was easily influenced and he had no apparent cause for the rash deed. Yesterday both young men absented themselves from school. Sal linger purchased tbo revolver. He made ready for the suicide, presenting a scarf pin to his pupil on tbe violin and bis gold pen to a young daughter or Mr. Schattenfels. When the door leading to the suicides' door was burst open Sallinger was found dead and Fraventbal's lastwords were: "Sallinger made a better job of it than I did, and I must suffer pain. Don't do anything for me as I wish to die." On a table near by, lying conspicuously by itself, was a pamphlet entitled "After Death. What r" by Rabbi Kraaekolf, of Philadelphia. In all it is generally supposed that Sallinger influenced bis comrade to commit suicide and then killed himself, although many suppose there was an unnatural friendship, ana a separation which was about to take place was prevented by death. COMSTOCK'S ANNUAL, A BECOBD OF CRIME CONNECTED WITH THE GAMING TABLE. The Irrepressible Anthony's Yearly Report Is a Black One An Alleged Actress' Ad vertising Scheme Laid Oat Cold She Wanted to Eclipse Langtry. ISFECIAL TELEQUAM TO THE DZSPATCB.I New York, March 4. Anthony Corn stock announces iu his annual report as agent of the Society for the Prevention of Vice, just issued, that he is occasionally re quested by the writers'oi salacious literature to act as press censor of their prodnctions before publication. In one case, after se curing the expurgation of objectionable passages in a spicy novel, he virtuously re fused to lend himself to a shrewd scheme suggested by the young woman who wrote the book. This is his version of the inci dent: "A yonng woman in Jane last called at our office, saying she had written a book to adveitise herself as an actress, intending to outrival Mrs. Langtry. She had taken her manuscript to a printer to have it pub lished, Ljt because of its 'spicy character,' as she said, he refused to publish it, and re lerred her to our office. She proposed, as a matter ol business, to pay us to allow her book to be issued. AVhen shown the law, she proposed to strike ont tbe unlawful mat ters, and then brazenly wanted to know if we "would not attack her bookjust a little to make it soil.' Receiving a negative reply, she then offered to pay liberally for tbis assistance, all of which was declined, and her book was not published." Mr. Comstock has made a synopsis from the newspapers of 1890 of tbe crimes having their origin in gambling. Tbis is the summary which be submits: One hundred and twenty- eighbeersons were eitber shot or stabbed over , T VubnsS'games: 4,were sjt tbbed and 5 shot at I P00" erf iZsiaDbcdaud 21 shot over the game of eraps, a game of dice much ' played by boot blacks and newsboys upon tbe sidewalks, and by fast young men and negroes; 25 were stabbed and 55 were shot over the gaming table, or as the direct result thereof. Besides these, 6 at tempted suicide, 24 committed suicide and 60 persons were murdered in cold blood, while 2 were driven insane. Sixty-eight persons have been ruined by pool gambling and betting upon horse racing. Among tbe crimes committed to get money to gamble with, are 2 burglaries, 18 f orgenes and S3 embezzlements, while 32 persons holding positions of trust in banks and other places of mercantile life absconded. The enormous sum of 2,S9S,372 is shown by this same record as the proceeds of tbe embezzlements and defalca tions. To these crimes must be added the long list of thetts, robberies, embezzlements, lar cenies and defalcations which are never known except to Immediate friends or persons especially interested. THE WARRING CONFERENCES. Transactions of the Bowman and Anti-Bowman Factions Yesterday. ALLEHTOWN. PA., March 4. The Bowman Evangelical Conference to-day adopted resolu tions to join tbe great majority of sister confer ences in the declaration tbat the trial and sus pension of Bishops Bowman and Eater were wicked farces, and are, therefore, consequent ly null and void and deserve no respect. The ministers participating in the exclusion of Bishop Bowman from church and not signify ing their willingness to take work were located subject to the action ol the General Confer ence. At the Anti-Bowman Conference resolutions were passed declaring that tbe statement of Revs. Brown, Saylor, Knobol, Bliem and Uahner in their affidavits in the Esher mat ter are so misleading as to practically amount to misstatements; that W. A. Leopols was not justified in appending bis note to tbe records, in plain contradiction with tbe facts, and tbat tne matter do reierreu to a committee oi seven. The caes of Rev. S. T. Leopold, Kindt and Yingstwere similarly referred. Enoch Bray ford's name was stncKen trom tbe local preacher;,' list. Christ Church, Philadelphia, was chosen as the next place of meeting of the General Conference. Collections will be lifted in every field until August 1 tor the entertain ment ot tne uenerai uonierence delegates. The Conference selected Chestnut Street Church, Lebanon, as tbe next place of meet ing. '1 be secretary was instructed to demand of Rev. W. L. Leopold, Secretary of the Bow man Conference, all the Conference records: In case of refusal the matter will be referred to Kevs. Heil and Samuel and Laymen W. C. Weiss and B. K. Weaver. A BEAL BECGN OF TEBB0B. Outlaws Behind Bashes Peppering Ajray at a Mining Town. IimstiNOHAM, Ala., March 4. An alarming state of affairs exists at Carbon Hill, Warren county, the scene of the recent riots. Members of tbe gang who started tbe trouble with tbe miners last month secrete themselves in bushes near the town every night and fire into the passers with Winchester rifles. The waiting room of the depot was fired into, and a dczen houses have been robbed. Sheriff Shepard says be is powerless to stop it. Threats bave been made to kill leading citizens and Superintendent Whitfield is here to-day to tako some action in the matter. GENERAL SHERMAN'S ESTATE. It Amounts to Only About 62,500 and Ho Trobably Left No WIU. New lor.K, March 4. P. T. Sherman and Rev. E. T. Sherman made application to "the Surrogate tbis afternoon for letters of adminis tration upon tbe estate of their father, General William T. Sherman. In their petition -ther state tbat they had made diligent search for a will, but had been unable to find one. The General's personal estate does not exceed J4500. All of the chil dren, except the petitioners, have renounced tbeir right to letters of administration, and the Surrogate will issue letters to tbe two sons at once. A Requisition on Hilt rf rrcni, til io bam to tuk dispatch.! Haktfjkd, March 4. Governor Bulkele signed a requisition for Jnou Colbert, the Dan- bury alleged horse tblef. this afternoon, anil, Police L'antaln M. J. Keatintr will oresent.tbo papers to Goxernor Hill to-morrow morning. NEW LICENSE ROLES, The Legislature Seems to Have Thoroughly Made Up Its Mind to CHANGE THE BROOKS LAW. A Sclioolbook Eesolulion Speedily liaises Quite a Creez?. STATOS0FTHE WHAEFMEASDKES. Senator Flinn Says lie Hid Not Bcflect Upon the Klyer Interests. SOME KAT10KAL GDAKD LEGISLATION FROM A STAFF COHEESFONDEXT. Habbisbubg, March 4. Mr. Franklin's bill to amend, the fifth and eighth sections of the Brook's law came np on special order in the House to-day. The first amendment repealing the provision that bondsmen shall live in the ward or township where the liquor is to be sold, and allowing them to be taken from anywhere within the county, was vigorously opposed by those who be lieve that tbis requirement acts as a curb npon those judges who are disposed to grant license withont due discrimination. It was supported by Messrs. Skinner and Fow, the latter argning that in Philadel phia many persons to whom licenses had been granted conld not get resident bonds. men and therefore could not takethei licenses out. This was particularly true the business portions of Philadelpl there being sections with 300,000 poruli&Yfi iWwharf or landing within its tion where resident bondsmen could notice t cbjr vVnsXat such times and in such obtained. The amendment was adopted. Reducing the 8500 Fee. The second amendment, reducing the fee in third class cities from $500 to $300yrfas also (ought, but the temper of the House ap peared to be strongly for the change, and the bill passed second readingby a vote of 150 to 39. - y Mr. Jones, of Allegheny, offered .an amendment to increase the fee in boroaghs from $150 to $300, argning that in the large boroughs of his "county the privilege was as valuable as in many cities of the third class. It was vigorously opposed by the representa tives of small country boroughs and was withdrawn. It to-day's action on this bill be any indication of the feeling of the House on the Brooks hill generally, some radical changes may be looked for. Representative Johnson, of Luzerne, then caused a tempest in the teapot by asking unanimous consent to present a resolntion. Leave was given to read it for information onlv. and before doing so. he proceeded to vigorously attack the Education Committee for its delay in reporting the free and uniform school book bills. His resolution was as fol lows: Calling Back the Bills. Whekeas. It appears to be plain that the members of an influential Book Trust have in some way prevented action by the Education Committee on the free and nniform text book bills; therefore. Resolved, Tbat said committee is hereby dis charged from the consideration of such bills. ,and that all hills in the custody of tbe said com mittee covering Bald subject be and "-they are hereby ordered to be reported and placed upon tbe calendar and considered on first and second reading Tuesday and Wednesday, March 11 and 12 respectively. Before be had gotten very. far. Speaker Thompson called him to order and refused to permit tbe further reading of the resolution, on the ground that It reflected on members of the Honse. There was quite a flurry for awhilo, but the, Speaker was firm and the matter was dropped. Chairman Cochran, of the Education Com mittee, said that the committee had done everything in their power to expedite the con sideration of tbe bills, but the various Interests demanding bearings had caused delay. At their meeting last week they had fixed to-night for tbe final hearing and had given notice to that effect to all concerned, Mr. Johnson among the number. Johnson's BUI Laid Out The committee met to-night and made short work of all tbe bills on the school book ques tion. The bill introduced by Eilwood, of West moreland, providing for free textbooks to be furnished by the several districts ont of tbe school funds, and prohibiting a change of books of tener than once in five years, was sent out with an affirmative recommendation. Mr. Johnson's bill was knocked higher than Gilroy's famous kite, and Mr. Lytle's bill, providing for State publication and free text books, tbe text book uniformity bills of Messrs. Schwartz and Fitzharris, tbe bill fixing tbe minimum school term at seven months and tbe bill to raise the minimum salary of county superintendents iromtouuto si,uuu were an negatively recom mended. Mr. Winer's bill to change tbo method of dis bursing tbe State school appropriation was rec ommended affirmatively. It provides that tbe assessors, in their annual assessment, shall enumerate all children of school age, and the appropriation shall be distributed upon this basis, instead of upon tbe number of taxables as is tbe present method. Henry Hall. THE TELEPHONE TAZ BILL. General Manager Metzgar Comes to the Defense of His Company. 1SPXCIAI. TSXIGBAM TO THB DISPATCn.l Habbisbubg, March 4. Mr. Marshall's bill to fix telephone rentals at $3 per month was before tbe House Corporations Committee to day, and was the object ot a general attack by the telephone companies. General Manager Henry Metzgar, of the Central District Tele phone Company, of Pittsburg, said if tbe bill became a law they would bave to go out of business. Tbeir plant must be renewed every ten years. Since 1882 they baa spent 100,000 experimenting with the underground wire sys tem, using a single wire, but since tbey mnst use the double wire to make It effective, tbis expenditure had been practically useless. Tbey were erecting a 5175.000 building, as it would be foolish to rent a building for use with tbe underground system. Tbey had spent 525,000 to build new lines away 'from the disturbing in fluences ot tbe electric light and railway wires, and would expend 300,000 in the next two years to belter tbe service. They had paid 12 per cent dividends, except when floods and storms had hnrt their business. Representatives of Philadelphia. Williams port and Harrlsburg companies also argued mat tne passage oi tue uiu wouia drive tnem out of business. With regard to dividends. they showed that they ranged from 4 to 12 per cent. The last hearing on the bill will ha held to-morrow. Its chances are not considered bright; WILDCAT LOAN ASSOCIATIONS. Marshal's Bill to Head Them Off Agreed To in Committee. rrsoiiA staff ConBisrojrrjiKT.i Habbisbubg, Marcht Tbe Corporations Committee of the House to-uigbt agreed to re port affirmatively tbe bill presented by Mr. Marshall, of Allegheny, requiring foreign Duild ing and loan associations to deposit (100,000 In" cash, or approved securities with tbe State Treasurer before doiag bushiest in the State. Tbe bill is a copy of the Missouri law, and is Intended to stop the operations of wildcat bnilding-and loan associations of the National Capital and Granite State stripe. B0BINS0N WILL STICK. He Says Ho Is Not a Congressman Until Sworn In as Snch. rntou A staff1 coanxRroNDXirr.J Habbisburo. Siarch 4. Senator' Roblntoq. ot Delaware, annouueed in tbe Senate to-day that he proposed to hold his. seat in that body, BOTII IN TUB SAME BOAT. Dime Museum, Managers Should Look After TJlese Double-Headed Attractions. bis election to the Fifty-second Congress, which went into existence at noon, to the contrary notwithstanding. Ho quoted the caso of Presi dent Garfield, General R. E. Scbenck and Governor HilL of New York, as precedent, and said that he was nota member of Congress Until he took tbe oath of-office. THE WHARF SITUATION. BIGEL0WS BILL FOB A PABE THROUGH THE SENATE, Determined Opposition Shown to All of the Measures f roposed Senator Flinu De nies a Statement That Was Attributed to Him. tFEOM A STAFF COBBESaSNDXHT.I IlAP.r.lsBUr.o, March 4-Senate bill No. ,34, introduced By Senauf Flinn, is now the tartret for chartres bvjrjose who ODDOse any cj"; . .lJi - T;..-t iringcment ou tor wnarves oi jrnuuurg. Z Nl&rBltlilHIlCl iUi VibACa Ul uio DCWUU 5ojv!hano; alter, regnlate and improve man vSjr "'cils may by ordinance or I resr5't. VviJrat no change or im- 2&. provement o r landing shall be so made as to inter the channel of such navigable river. Section 2 validates and confirms any such al terations, changes or improvements heretofore made by such cities or its public officers. The bill was reported to theSenate from committees on January 29. passed second reading in regular order February 10, and on February 11 passed finally by a vote of 41 yeas and no nays. It came to tbe House on February 12, and was re ferred to the Municipal Corporation Commit tee, where it still remains. Senator Flinn says tho bill was Introdnced at the instance of Chief Bigelow, and is to enable the city to make a park to extend along tbe river bank LOW feet above tbe Exposition building. The opponents of this and the other bill Infringing upon the wharves assert that bill 34 repeals the act of 1838, devoting all tbe bank between Dnquesne way and the water line to wharf purposes for ever, and that its passage would reallylve tbe city power to totally destroy tbe wharf. Senator Flinn's other wharf bill was on the Senate calendar for final passage to-day, but was not called up on account of noses not showing enough to pass it. When reached again it will be determinedly fonght and an ef fort made to arouse a sentiment which shall secure the defeat of both in the House. Mr. Flinn states very positively tbat he did not savin bis speech yesterday tbat the river interests of Pittsburg were dead beyond resur rection, as asserted by an evening paper. He says: "I used no sucb language and ranch de sire to have tbat Impression corrected." MAMMOTH MINE DISASTER. The Legislative Committee Unanimously Exonerates the Frick Company, tWKFH A STAVy COIlllISrOXDEHT.I Habbisbubg, March 4.-?The joint commit tee appointed to investigate tbe cause of the Mammoth mine disaster met tbis evening and agreed upon tbelr rebort, which will be pre sented In a few days. The report is a unani mous one. Tbey find that the mine was not considered dangerously gaseous by the miners, thus leading to negligence on their part and that the mine boss and fire boss had not exer cised proper care. They agree that the H. C. FrickCoke Company it notln anyway blamable for the accident, and after a thorough review of all the testimony taken, as well as the evi dence at tbe Coroner's inquest, concur in the opinion that tbe company exercised all the care possible In the management and opera tion of the mine. Ihe committee Is of the opinion, however, that tbe test measurements ot the air courses were not taken as frequently as required, but find tbat abundance of fresh air existed throughout the entire mine. In the commlt tee's'npinion the accident resulted from a sad den rusn oi gas xrnm mat part oi me mino where pillars were being drawn, and that while some of tbe men were killed by tbe force of tbe explosion, the larger part were suffocated by after damp. BALLOT REFORM SET-BACK Tho Baker Bill Postponed in the House Until Next Wednesday. rVBOM A STATlf COBBISFOirDBTr.l Habbisbubg. March 4. Ballot reform re ceived a small set-back in the Honse to-day. It came up on second reading, but its consider ation was objected to by Mr. Fow and others, on the ground tbat when it was reported from the Judiciary General Committee it was on the condition that it shonld not be called up until the members had had time to thoroughly o, amineit. Tho bill bad only been printed amended yesterday, and put on tbe calendar this morning, and to consider it was now un fair to the House. Mr. Baker said that the session was now well advanced, and it was imperative that the bill be taken up at once. It had boen on the calen dar since January 21. the amendments made in committee being unimportant, and members bad bad an opportunity to acquaint themselves with it. His efforts were useless, however, and the bill was postponed for one week, the Demo crats voting almost solidly tor postponement. ALLEGHENY COUNTY SALARIES. Representative Nesbit's Bill Indorsed by the County Members. IFBOM A STAFF CORBESFONDEXT. HabbisbUB, March 4. Representative Nes bit's salary and tax-revision board bills were discussed by tbe Allegheny county delegates to-nigbt, and both indorsed. The salary bill fixes tbe salaries as follows: District Attor ney. 0,000; first assistant. S4.000; second assist ant. i500: Sheriff. 8,000: Coroner. $3,500: Pro thonotary, 5.500; Clerk nf Courts, 5,000; Re corder. 5,500: Register, 5, 000! Treasurer. $8,000; County Commissioners. S3, 500: Controller. 55,000; County Engineer, $3,000: Solicitor. $1,200; Jail Warden. 53,000; County Detective. (1,500. These figures give an increase over present salaries of (15,200, but will be $69,000 less than those fixed by the act ot 1SS3, wbicb. it is claimed, would go into effect in Allegheny county if this bill were not passed. The sal- aries of tbe members of tbe Board of Tax Re vision were fixed at 53,000 each. KILLED IN COMMITTEE. Fow's Sunday Law Modification BUI Re ceives Its Quietus, rntoir a staff cobihsfohdext.i Habbisbubg, March 4. Representee Fow's bill to amend tbe Sunday law, by permitting the opening of barber shops and the sale of cigars and soft drinks on Sunday, met its fate in the Committee of Vice and immorality to night. It was negatively recommended, as was also tbe bill to repeal the local prohibitory law for Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland county. The same ax hit tbe bill to prohibit children from peddling; begging or engaging in any mendicant pursuit. DEMMTNG'3 NAME BJJZCTED. The Senate Refuses to Have Him, hat Con firms Edwards' Nomination. IXrKLIAt, TKLEOIIAM Tp,THS DISPATCH.! Habbisbubg, March 4. In the Senate to- rConftnuedon sixth page. i.CDEATO'S DENIAL. Suit Brought in Baltimore for 90, OUO, and an Assertion of a MILLION LOST IN SPECULATION. The Pittsburg Gentleman Contradicts tu Entire Story. HIS MID5IGHT TALK WITII A EEP0ETEE "Then I nndersiand you to say, Mr. Dravo, that yon deny the whole story?" queried a Dispatch reporter of A. C. Dravo at his residence on Forbes street late last night "Yes, and I expect yon will say so," was Mr. Dravo's answer. This question and answer were called lorth by the following dispatch received from Baltimore last evening: "The Farmers and .Planters National Bank sued out a non-resident debtor's at! tachment in the Court oi Common Pleas to day against A. C. Dravo, of Pittsburg, whichV, was laid in tbe hands of the Mercantile; Trust and Deposit Company, wbo hold cer- tificates for 1,000 shares of Baltimore and Ohio common stock, which stand in Dravo's name. The suit is for $90,000, Being the Amount of a Note given by Mr. Dravo to the Mercantile Trust and Deposit Company, tbe certificates having been deposited as collateral. The trust company indorsed the note to the Farmers and Planters' Bank without re course, and tbe latter are now suing for the note which was dated October 31 last at four months. The stock repre sented by the certificates is on deposit in the Farmers' Loan and Trust Company of New York. Mr. Dravo has been very unfortunate in bis speculations recently and is said to bave lost Jl,200,CO0 within a year or so." When the purport of this message was communicated to Mr. Dravo, he did not seem anxious to discuss it. In reply to a question as to whether he was in any way indebted as charged, Mr. Dravo replied that ho was not. "Do you know anything of the matter re ferred to, Mr. Dravo?" was inquired. "I don't know anything at all about it," he rejoined. "What about these Baltimore and Ohio shares?" Has Not Got Any Shares to Attach. "I haven't got any Baltimore and Ohio shares," was'theansner. "And know nothing of tbis attachment against yon?" "I haven't heard anything about it" Mr. Dravo returned. "Co you claim that there are no grounds for the action taken in Baltimore?" queried the reporter. "There Is no reason for any attachment, as I am in no way indebted." "Then I understand you to say you deny the whole story?" "Yes, andl expect yon to say so. I deny the whole thing. Tbere 3 nothing in'it; nothingat all. Deny it by all means. There is nothing at all in it." Mr. A. U. Dravo is given in the directory as of S. McKee & Co., glass manufacturers. South side, but he has no connection with the firm. Some time ago 31 r. Dravo acted as bookkeeper in tbe the stove warehouse of Alex ander Bradley & Co. on Wood street. Subsequently he married a daughter of Sellers McKee, and, retiring from the stove business, took an interest in stocks and shares. It is Slid that he held blocks of Western Maryland. - CAUGHT IN THE ACT. -a A Prominent Lawyer's Wife Arrcstedf fox" Stealing Diygoods. TintCIAI. TXIXORAJI TOTHS DlSrATCB.: LocEi'or.T, March 1 A strange ease of klep tomania was discovered here to-day. A refined and gifted lady, Mrs. Henry M. Davis, wife of a prominent and wealthy lawyer, was detected In stealing goods at tbe drygoods honse of M. N. Haskell. Mrs. Davis was apprised of tho detection and acknowledged tbat she had a morbid desire to take anything she fancied. At her home were found some hundreds of dollars' worth of goods concealed in her bed room. in Herbtuband disclaimed any knowledge of his wife's actions and feels keenly her disgrace. She was arrested and held in 5300 balk LEFT FOB HABBISBUBG. President Itae Goes to the State Capital at the Governor's Request. ISTECIAL TXLXOKAM TO TUB DISrATOH.l Columbus. O., March 4. President John B. Rae, of tbo United Mine Workers, left to-night for Harrlsburg, Pa., where he has been called to consult with Governor Fattison concerning the appointment of the commission to revise tbe mining laws of the State. He will go from there to tbe coke regions, where his presence is desired as a warrant has been issned tbere for bis arrest on the charge of conspiracy, and he does not care to pat tbs authorities to the trouble of coming after him. SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC IN KANSAS. AU the Towns in Chantauqoa County Closing Tight Their Gates. Wichita. Kak., March 4. There; is great alarm in Chautauqua county over tbe rapid spread of smallpox among the farmers, and so intense is tbe scare in tbo towns of the county tbat the authorities have prohibited either entrance or egress except by railroad. The wagon entrances are all under guard, and a strict quarantine is being enforced against the country people. The number of deaths during the past few days is said to be alarming. CENSUS PADDERS SENTENCED. Stephens and Bandett, of Minneapolis, Most Pay Heavy Fines. ST. Paul, March 4. Stephens and Bandett, the two Minneapolis census conspirators who yesterday pleaded guilty to one count of the charges lodged against them, were brought be fore Judge Shiras in Minneapolis this morning for sentenca. Stephens was sentenced to pay a fine of (2,000, and Bandett (1,000- The cases against other census employes indicted were dismissed. TWO GOVERNORS IN C0UBT. Arguments in the Thayer-Boyd Contest In Nebraska-in Progress. LnfCOLX, Neb., March 4. Arguments were began this morning before the Supreme Court in the quo warranto proceedings of ex-Gov ernor Thayer against Governor Boyd. Tbe arguments to-day is on tbe demurrer filed by Boyd's attorneys, wherein tbey bold that Tbaver, not being a party in interest, has no right as a plaintiff in this proceeding. RAPID TRANSIT IN CHICAGO. AU Three Quarters of the City to Ba Coax' nected by Elevated Roads. Chicago, March 4. The Citizens' Rapist Transit Company, capital (6,000.000, was incor porated to-day to construct and operate an ele vated railway from the neighborhood of the Auditorium to the northern limits of the city. Of tbe two elevated lines now existing in Chicago, one runs to the western limits of the city and tbe other to tbe south. TO GO ON THE STAGE. Mrs. James G. Blaine, Jr., Will Soon B , Able to Make Her Debar. IRFICIAL TXLZCBAlf TO THE DISFATCH.l New Yore, March 4. It is said tbat Mrs. James CI. Blaine, Jr.. wilt go on tbe stage after all. and that her protracted suffering has been . followed by recovery ot tbe use of ber limbs, . which will enable her to make her debut with out any physical trouble to deter her. . J 1 S3 ? 3 msjb yiiS --,
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