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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.
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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.
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