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FORTY-SIXTH TEAR.
BLAINE ISJBBEN,
'A Confirmation of the Announce
ment That the Maine Man
Will Not Run.
SENATOR HALE VERY SURE
That the Plumed Knight's Only Am
bition Kow Lies in the De--partment
of State.
LEADERS COMING TO HARRISON.
Tom Tlatt and Stephen B. Elkins Both
Believe That the President Will
Secnre Another Term.
AS ATTACK ON IKGALLS' KATAL IDEAS
Cfcirgts Agtistt t Lftdug Ctrjus Ofic 1 Cits. Ell
Eupetsioa rrcra OCce Ptitag in
IiTtsbjitioa.
pPATN TO ETCnVE IS IMPORTANT EHIESABT
rntOM A ETAFT CORBESrOXDrjT.I
Washington. March 13. The inter
Tiewsentto The DlsrATCH by its Wash
ington correspondent a few days ago, in
which a citizen of Maine, and one of the
closest friends of James G. Blaine, declared
tbat the Secretary.of State had recently as
sured him in the most positive manner that
he would not he a candidate for the Presi
dental nomination and would not accept if
he were nominated, seems to hare excited a
great dea' of attention in every part of the
country, and U has brought out corrobora
tive evidence of the absolute determination
of Mr. Blaine not only to countenance no
movement toward his nomination, hut, on
the other hand, to lend all his influence to
secure the renomination of Mr. Harrison.
The Disappointed Offlce-Seekers.
The more the subject is discussed in po
litical circles of the capital the more it ap
pears that the renomination of President
Harrison, unless the conditions are greatly
changed before the middle of the year 1892,
is inevitable. Barrinc the dissatisfaction
of the disappointed office seekers, who could
not all be given offices because of the lack
ol enough places to go around if for no other
reason, it is asserted by friends that the ad
ministration of Harrison hasbeen one of the
most admirable in the history of the coun
try. Politicians who have not been able to use
the President as they could have desired
are compelled to confess that he has con
stantly strengthened himself, and that as
mitten stand no it Is useless to talk of any
other candidate. Hon. S. B. Elkins, who
was in the city to-day, when spoken to on
the subject by the correspondent of The
Dispatch, said with emphasis that unless
the sentiment of the party leaders were
revolutionized within the next year Harrison
was sure of the nomination.
Leaders Declaring for Harrison Again.
Hon. Thomas M. Piatt, of New York, who
has also been in the city within the last few
days, gave a similar verdict of the situation,
nnd Secretary Blaine has expressed himself
with equal frankness. Mr. Plait said that
even if the administration of President
Harrison had been less satisfactory, the
party could not afford to confess any weak
ness in it, and must renominate the Presi
dent as a vindication of itself.
Perhaps the most significant open state
ment, however, comes direct from one of the
Maine Senators.
"I do not think Mr. Blaine is giving any
thought to the Presidency," said Senator
Eugene Hale. Mr. Hale is on his way to
Florida for a few weeks' rest Probably no
man in the conntry stands closer to Mr.
Blaine than Mr. Hale and no one is in a
better position to speak authoritatively of
Mr. Blaine's plans and aspirations.
"Where Blaine's Ambition Centers.
"Mr. Blaine," Senator Hale added, "is
devoting all of his time and energy to the
State Department. He is making a mag
nificent record there, and one that will live
in history. I think he will be content with
that. I know that he is not a candidate for
President. His ambition is centered in the
Department of State."
To the qnestion whether he thought Mr.
Blaine would decide to run if the Repub
lican National Convention next year should
insist upon nominating him, Mr. Hale
maintained silence. The inference was
that be thought that it was useless to
speculate about anything so remotely im
probable. "Will Mr. Harrison be a candidate for
renomination?" Mr. Hale was asked,
"1 do not know," he replied. "I have
never talked with him on the subject, aud
cannot say what his views are on that point.
It is natural that a President should desire
a second term. The tendency is always to
renominate a President who has given the
country an acceptable and strong adminis
tration. That is what President Harrison
has done, and if he is a candidate next year,
the logic of the situation will be to nominate
him. Mr. Harrison' Administration has
1 eeu wise and conservative, and it is grow
ing in strength all the time. The people
are beginning to appreciate and understand
the new tariff law, and they can see how it
is benefiting the country. By next year its
advantages will be all the more apparent
and clearly established. Yes, the reci
procity idea has taken strong hold on the
country. It seems to be very popular
everywhere."
ruturu or tho rarmera' Alliance.
"Do you think the Farmers' Alliance
psrty will cut much of a figure in the Presi
dental campaign next year?"
"I think it will be a factor. Of course,
the great battle will be between the two
parties Republicans and Democrats. But
tne Farmers' Alliance movement will
lwrdly have had time to spread itself and
be merged in either of tlie two great parties
K 1802, and I think that they will nomi
:i..tna ticUel of their nun. In that event
KL'SIXESS Men will find THE DISPATCH
t e best advertising medium. All classes
can be reached through 1U Classified Adver
litemeut Columns. If you want an) thing
5 ou can get It by this method.
they dt carry two or three States. How It
will affect the result it is difficult to say.
If the Alliance party should carry Kansas
and Nebraska, it will hurt the Republicans,
but if we can hold New York we can still
win, provided we carry the other States
we are entitled to. Then, the Alliance or
ganization has considerable strength in the
South, and they are likely to carry one or
two States in that section, which would off
set the possible loss of any Northern States
to the Republicans. I think the outlook
to-day is more favorable to Republican suc
cess next year than otherwise. The spring
elections in New York are especially en
couraging to our party."
None of these shrewd politicians men
tioned believe that Cleveland is out of the
race, as has been claimed, but lean toward
the conviction that he will be nominated
by the Democrats. They do not look upon
Palmer, who is now a much-canvassed possi
bility, as having enough weight to make
him worth considering. LightnER.
JUMPING ON INGALLS.
A VOLLEY POURED INTO HIM BY AN
HfDIGHAKT NAVAL OFFICER,
Tho Ex-Senator Denounced for Ills Recent
Treatment of the Question of Building; a
Navy His Sneers at England's Naval
Power Rebuked.
irnou x btxtt cobbesfoxdext.i
"Washington, March 13. Captain
Richard W. Meade is one of the cleverest
and ablest of the officers of the navy, who
has recently been widely written of as the
inventor of the project of erecting a com
plete war vessel off Bhore in the lake at the
"World's Exposition. Captain Meade is
very indignant at the flippant manner in
which Senator Ingalls treated the question
of building a navy, and is out in an inter
view, in which he roundly criticises the
brilliant Eansan. He says:
"It is difficult for me to conceive how a
man of such long experience in public life
as Mr. Ingalls should deliberately impale
himself on one horn or the other of the
dilemma he is in, of being regarded by
right-thinking men either as a demagogue
or an ignoramus. Eneland alone has 70
battle ships and some 400 cruising vessels of
all types. These ships can fight. Have we
anything to oppose to them? Some say
that England will not attack us. This may
be true. Her interest in our welfare may
be even greater than we seem to feel our
selves. The Constitution of the United States pro
vides for the maintenance of a navy. "What
kind of a navy? One to fight or one to run?
For my part I desire one that may be able
to fight and to fight to some purpose. To
have such a navy we must spend some
money. A tithe of the enormous sums that
ex-Senator Ingalls has helped to vote away
nnder the pretext of pensions would have
built this navy long ago. Mr. Ingalls in
timates that we don't want any navy and
that no one will attack us. He might as
well say that the people of "Washington are,
as a rule well behaved, we need no police
force here. Does the ex-Senator love his
flag or does he not? And if it should be
wantonly assailed what would he advise us
to do about it? It won't do to say these
things can't happen. They can happen.
It suits Mr. Ingalls to -sneer at England's
power, bnt it is very certain, at all events,
that she fully protect her citizens, which, I
regret to say, this country does not always
do. Only the other day a revolution broke
out in Chile, and long before any other
power could get a ship to the scene of con
quest England had a sqnadon. Under Ad'
miral Hotbam, off the coast. We have no
reason to love England, and much that Mr.
Ingalls says of her treachery to us in the
late civil war is true, but as a power there
has been none equal or approaching to her
since Rome was ruled by the first of the
Ciesars."
BELIEVED FEOH DUTY.
Charges Against a Census Official, "Which
He Emphatically Denies.
"Washington, March 13. Prof. Charles
"W. Smiley, of this city, the special agent of
the Eleventh Census in charge of the
Division of Fish and Fisheries, has been
temporaril relieved from duty, the work of
his division stopped and the agents under
him recalled from the field, pending an in
vestigation into charges which have been
preferred against him, affecting his official
conduct. The charges are mainly that Prof.
Smiley has used his official position and in
fluence to discredit and embarrass the
United States Fish Commission, and that in
consequence of his having thus occupied a
large part or his time and that of his special
agents, the value of th. work of his division
has been seriously impaired.
These charges are now under investiga
tion by the census officials, who will soon
make a report to Superintendent Porter.
Prof. Smiley makes a positive denial of the
charges, and consequently expects a com
plete vindication.
EX-MINISTER FOSTER'S MISSION.
He Goes to Spain to Help Along the Reci
procity Treaty "With Cuba.
"Washington, March 13. The fact that
the Hon. J. W. Foster, ex-Minister to
Spain, and James G. Blaine, Jr., started
for Europe last Wednesday on the Teutonic,
was kept rather quiet and little save the
fact that tbey had gone was published. The
mission of the former is an important one
and of general interest, for he goes to Spain
to further the reciprocity treaty between the
United States and Cuba".
Mr. Foster has been prominent in the
reciprocity negotiations with South Amer
ican countries. His experience, in Spain as
Minister and his connection with the Latin
American countries has made him very
valuable to Mr. Blaine and the State De
partment. It is a well-known fact that the
next reciprocity proclamation will be with
Cuba, and Mr. Blaine has bent his greatest
energies to this end. Mr. Foster goes over
to smooth out and arrange some of the final
matters.
FIRST IN THE FIELD.
Governor Hill Tiles His Application
for
Direct Tax Money.
"Washington, March IS. The first ap
plication for repayment of the direct tax,
under the act of the last Congress, was re
ceived at the Treasury Department to-day.
It was from Governor Hill, of New York,
and the amount of money called for was
about $2,250,000. The application must be
scrutinized by the Fifth Auditor, the First
Controller and the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, the officer who made the original
collections.
When the account is verified, a draft for
the amount will be sent to the Governor of
New York, the money to be held in trust for
distribution to the persons who paid the tax
or their heirs.
The New Circuit Judges.
Washington, March 13. Attorney
General Miller has rendered an opinion
that the President has power to appoint
nine Circuit Judges, created by the last
Congress during the recess of Congress.
Tho President has not indicated whether
he will ollow the opinion of his legaPad
viser or not.
President Harrison Returns.
Washington, March 13. The Presi
dent aud p&rty retnrned to Washington this
afternoon at 3:15 o'clock. The President
said he had enjoyed bis visit to Maryland
very much, and he thought he had been
very successful with his gun.
TREASURER HUSTON RETURNS.
He Resumes His Dutlts and Says He Did Not
Resign in a ret.
Washington, March 13. Treasurer
Huston returned to Washington this after
noon from a visit to his home in Conners
ville, Ind., and resnmed his duties at the
Treasury Department He said he was sick
in bed nearly the entire time he was in
Indiana, and consequently had taken no
part whatever in politics, and had had noth
ing to do with polling the State Legislature
in regard to Presiaental preferences. He
did not know, he said, how long he would
retain his present office. He tendered his
resignation to the President February 24, in
order that his successor might be appointed
during the session of the Senate, and he has
not heard from, the Presidentone way orthe
other since.
He said, however, that he wanted it
understood that he had not resigned in a
"pet," and that he had only the frendliest
feelings for the President. While he had
acted in perfect good faith in the matter, he
did not wish to enibarass the President in
any way and therefore he conld not at pres
ent say how long he would continue to per
form the duties of Treasurer. It rested en
tirely with the President.
A CONFERENCE HELD
Between Secretary Blaine and Minister
Pauncefote on Bering Sea Matters.
Washington, March 13. Sir Julian
Pauncefote, the British Minister, had a con
ference with Secretary Blaine at the State
Department this afternoon. It related
principally, so it is said, to the arrange
ment of preliminaries for the submission to
arbitration of the various questions at issue
in regard to the Bering Sea fisheries, on the
basis sugcested by Mr. Blaine and accepted
by Lord Salisbury, with certain modifica
tions. AN ERRAND OF FRIENDSHIP.
Edwin Booth Releases an Old Actor From
Jail by Going His Ball.
rSFECIAL TELEGBAM TO TOE DISPATCH. I
New Yoke, March 13. Edwin Booth
had his first experience in the tragic pre
cincts of the Criminal Courts to-day. He
visited the General Sessions, in company
with Lawyer Abe Hummel, on an errand of
friendship. Charles Webster, a veteran
actor, was convicted in the General Sessions
in November of manslaughter in the second
degree, in killing Robert McNeill, whom he
suspected of intimacy with his wife.
Webster was sentenced to State Prjson
for seven years. An appeal was taken
from the conviction, Webster meanwhile re
maining in the Tombs. The General Term
reversed the conviction recently, and pend
ing a new trial Webster sought release un
der bail. But no bondsman was forthcom
ing until to-day, when Mr. Booth ap
peared. Judge Brady fixed bail at $5,000, and Mr.
Booth qualified. He said that he lived at
Gramercy Square, and was worth $50,000.
He pledged in the bail bond his interest in
a leasehold in the Randolph, at 12 West
Eighteenth street, and his pictures, books
and bric-a-brac. After he had signed the
bond Webster was brought from the Tqmbs
and released. Mr. Booth Bhook hands cor
dially with him.
FASHION NEWS from the Capitals of Eu
rope by the best writers In THE DISPATCH
to-morrow
UYED OVER A CENTURY.'
Death at 102 of a Member of a Remarkably
Long-Lived Family.
tSrECIAI. TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.!
Syracuse, March 13. Hannah Cleve
land King, who was 102 years old on Feb
ruary 16 last, died from old age at her home
in Otisco, Onondaga county, last night.
She had not been bedridden, nnd retained
an apparently fair degree of health to the
last She had been a widow 57 years and
leaves three daughters, two of whom, Caro
line and Amelia King, live at the old
homestead, and Mrs. G. B. Stone at Bloom
ington. 111. Her brother, Lewis Cleveland,
who resides at Skaneateles, is 97 years old
and in the full possession of his faculties.
Mrs. King's mother died at the age of 104
years and 7 months, and her sister, Mrs.
Olive Cleveland Clarke, at the age of 101
years 4 months and 21 days.
ABUSE OF ORPHANS.
"Whipped "With Ropes and Fed on Bread
and "Water for Days.
rsrxqiAi. teleqbam to toe nispATcn.i
Newbtjeg, N. Y., March 13. A hne
and cry went up recently that orphans in
Newburg's Children's Home were being fed
on bread and water, and that it was more
like & prison than a home. In response to
the publio demand, the Commissioners in
stituted there to-day an investigation. The
matron, Mrs. N. P. Emmett, was on hand.
The chief witnesses were the waifs them
selves. It was stated that children had been
put on bread and water for eight days at a
time, and that boys had been whipped with
ropes.
Matron Emmett admitted that she had
put them on bread and water, and had been
severe with them in other respects. It was
necessary, or no discipline could be had.
FATAL COLLIERY ACCIDENT.
Two Lives Probably Lost by a Mine Roof
Suddenly Giving Away.
Centkalia, Pa., March 13. At the
Morris Ridge colliery, near this place, this
morning, Samuel Coak, a miner, and his
laborer, Thomas Corrican, were engaged in
mining coal when the roof suddenly fell
upon them, crushing their bodies in a terri
ble manner.
Corrican was rescued alive, but it is be
lieved that he has sustained internal inju
ries which will cause his death. Coak was
dead when found.
AN EARTHQUAKE UP NOETH.
Two Towns in New York State Feel a Very
Distinct Shock.
Newbubg, N. Y., March 13. At 1
o'clock, this morning what is believed to
have been an earthquake shock was lelt here
and in this vicinity. A long, low rumbling
followed the distinct shock.
Some supposed that the powder milIs,four
miles west of here, had exploded, but there
was no explosion there. At Cornwall many
felt the' shock, which was very distinct
there.
BEER FOR THE MEXICANS.
The Anheuser-Busch Brewing Company
May Start a Brewery on the Rio Grande.
El Paso, Tex., March 13. The .local
agent of the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Com
pany, of St Louis, says the company con
templates the erection here of a large plant
for the brewing of "jeer to supply the trade
in old Mexico.
Tho Grip in the Army.
OMAHA, March 13. Two hundred and
fitly soldiers at Fort Omaha are down with
tne grip. The hospital Is filled with sick
men, and the complaint is becoming serious
in the barracks.
Wntii
PITTSBURG, SATURDAY, MARCH. 14, 1891 TWELYE
SERAGLIO TO ALTAR.
A Beautiful American Singer, Who
Made a Hit on tho Stajje, and
WASOflCE THE SULTAH'S BRIDE,
Just United in Matrimony to Her Second.
Christian Husband.
ST0KT OP A VEEI CHECKERED CAEEEE
rSFZCIAL TELEOBAX TO TUB SISFATCIM
Boston, March 13. The marriage of
beautiful Laura Schirmer, as she was called
here, to Henry Mapleson, in Paris yester
day, has aroused great interest in this city,
her former home. The last heard from Miss
Schirmer, the one time operatic star of Bos
ton, was two years ago, when a romantic
story came from the Orient. Boston was
then shocked by the sensational tale in
which the name of Miss Laura Schirmer was
freely used.
The story was that she had abandoned the
stage, thrown up the brightest of piospects
and, of her own accord, had entered the
harem of the Sultan at Constantinople to
live a life of luxury. The story was as ro
mantic and sensational as the skill and
imagination of the writer could make it.
Miss Schirmer's friends had not heard from
her for a long time and the report naturally
excited them and caused the greatest
anxiety. They did not believe that the re
port was true, though they knew that her
married life had not been a happy one, and
they would not have been surprised if she
had separated from her husband or had
trouble with him. That she had voluntarily
entered the harem they could not believe,
nor did they credit the report of her death
from poisoning.
A Search for the Missing Girt.
They felt, however, that it was necessary
to do something more than present their be
lief in the singer's innocence against the
storv, and they at once set out to prove the
falsity of the report. After discussing a
number of plans which they thought might
lead to the discovery of the missing girl,
some of Miss Schirmer's friends went to' a
prominent and wealthy theatrical manager
in this city. By his aid, and that of corre
spondents in France, it was found that she
had disappeared mysteriously. The search
then began in earnest.
Mr. Henry Haynle, at Paris, was the first
to obtain a clew to her whereabouts, and
after traveling many hundred miles he found
a direct trace of her, and by rapidly follow
ing it up ho met her on November 11. and
at once the following was received in
Boston:
Paris. Nov. 11, 1S8S. Miss S. is found. Ehe
is well and at libertv to receive her friend,
alio can be engaged If any American manager
desires, and does not object to travel.
It was claimed that Miss Schirmer's death,
together with that of 13 others, was an
nounced in the official bulletins from the
harem. It was found that the whole story
had its origin in a paragraph published in
Milan. ,
The American Singer Not Poisoned.
There had been no wholesale poisoning in
Constantinople and no official publication
there announcing that there had been any.
The horrible story of the hurrying away ol
the bodies of the victims of the Sultan's
Inst and wrath to shallow graves, from
which they were dug up by the dogs of Con
stantinople had no reality.
Miss Schirmer was alive and a captive in
no sense. She had good reason for Jiving
c-uietly abroad, hn she had never tried to
hide herself from the world. Her friends
claimed that since the tenor, Byron, came
into her life aud married her, her career has
been blighted and her lot a most unhappy
one. She was mad in love with him and he
has ill repaid her affection and devotion. It
is claimed that but for her husband her suc
cess abroad would have been all that the
promise of he.- American debut indicated.
When Mr. Arthur Sullivan wanted a
leading singer for "The Mikado" all the
musical centers of Enrope were telegraphed
for Miss Schirmer, but she could not be
found. Life with Byron, her husband, be
came unbearable, and, when he was sent
home to Italy, there appeared forthwith in
the Italian papers the fanciful story of the
wholesale poisoning of Laura and 13 others
of the graud Turk's women.
Tho Family a Good One.
She is a lady of high German lineage.
Her father, Ludwig, who died a few years
ago was an artist of honorable name in thfs
city, and her mother, a lady of noble Ger
man birth, lived here for some time. Twelve
years ago Miss Schirmer was introdnced
most auspiciously to the Boston stage as au
opera singer. Before her 18th year she had
made a vivid impression as a concert singer.
She was known as the beautiful Laura
Schirmer, and she had the best musical
training that Boston afforded.
Miss Schirmer bad a winning face, a most
fascinating manner, and her voice,
a light soprano, was of exquisite
quality. She made so marked a success
on the concert stage that before her 20th
year she overcame the objections of her
ianiily, so far as to make a beginning of
study" for the operatic stage, and then fol
lowed her picturesque career.
Laura Schirmer s motner, who lives in
the Highland district of Boston, had not
heard of the marriage until called upon
this morning. She received the news with
the utmost surprise. The career of the
young woman has not been a pleasant one
to her parents, and this latest news caused
great distress.
MANY MOURN HIM,
night of a Business King, "Who Leaves Lia
bilities or Sl.OOO.OOO.
rBPECIAL TELEQBAM TO THE niSPATClM
POET Jeevis, N. Y., March 13. No
business disaster that ever occurred in the
Delaware River Valley has excited a greater
sensation than the alleged insolvency and
flight of John F. Kilgour, popularly known
as "The Business King." Mr. Kilgour has
been for ten years past ihs largest producer
and shipper of blucstone. He owned, or
operated under lease, some SO quarries lo
cated along the Erie Railroad and on the
New York and Pennsylvania shores of the
Delaware river. At Shohola and at Par
ker's station he had extensive factories and
machinery for dressing tbe stone. He lives
in nn elegant mansion at Passaic, N. J.
On Tuesday mornimr, March 3, he took
an early train for New York, and there he
borrowed $500 of Thomas O'Brien, who
keeps a saloon. He gave Mr. O'Brien a
check fpr tbe amount on the Port Jervis
National Bank, which was returned by due
course of mail dishonored. Since Kilgour
left tbe saloon that morning he has not
been seen. Parties interested estimate Kil
gour's liabilities in the bluestone region,
smart from what he may owe in Passaic or
New York, at more than $1,000,000 and
that the unsecured creditors will be heavy
losers by the failure.
AN OLD WOMAN'S VAOARY.
She Fights Against Five Dead Cats Being
Taken From Her Room.
rSPKCIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.:
Dediiam, Mass., March 13. Some time
past the residents of "Crystal Palace" have
been annoyed by a smell of carrion coming
from the rooms occupied by Kate Welch,
aged 52 years, considered a a harmless wo
man of little mental capacity. Yesterday
Officer Donnelly discovered in tbe rooms
occupied by the woman no less than five
dead cats, all in an advanced stage of de
composition. The bodies were concealed from sight, be
ing covered up by boxes and clotbs. She
strenuously objected to their removal, say
ing the cats were not dead, but' only sick a
little bit 'The officer was obliged to hold
her while the dead cats were taken aways
CINCINNATI'S CHARTER.
OPPOSITION TO POSTPONING THE BILL
FOR A NEW ONE.
Hamilton County Members "Who Have an
Eye on Officers Under tho Old Board
Proposed Change in Infirmary Officials
Bill fora Gettysburg Tablet
lSritCIAL TELEQBAM TO THE DISFATCII.
Columbus, March 13. The Cincinnati
charter bill was reported back to the House
this morning and a motion made to post
pone to next week. It was met by a storm
of noes from the Hamilton delegation, but
they were .not unanimous. After a long
parly, the bill was made a special order for
next. Tuesday. Some of the Hamilton
county members think they would like to
so ahead under the old board restored to
power yesterday, as they could get more
offices for the time being.
A bill has been presented, which makes
soma radical changes in the laws relating to
county infirmaries. It abolishes the office
of Infirmary Director, and the superintend
ent of these institutions are to be chosen by
the County Commissioners. The most im
portant change is that when the Commis
sioners deem it proper, they may levy for
the support of the poor in the county, in
addition to the levies otherwise authorized
by law, any rate not exceeding six-tenths of
a mill on the dollar.
Ajbill was introduced in the Senate to ap
propriate $200 for the purpose of assisting to
erect a memorial tablet on tbe ballefield of
Gettysburg to mark the spot known as "tbe
high, water mark of the rebellion," this
being tbe farthest limit reached by Long
strest's charge on Cemetery Ridee during
the afternoon of July 3. 1S63. The tablet
will'bs inscribed with the names' of the regi
ments which took part in repulsing the
charge, and will be paid for by contributions
by the different States represented by regi
ments engaged in repulsing the charge. The
Eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry was en
gaged in the repulse.
The tablet will cost $5,000. Mr. Brady
has, a copy of the design, and it makes a fine
appearance.
CABLE LETTERS covering Europe com
pletely make the Sunday issne of THE DIS
PATCH a welcome caller at all homes who
have relatives abroad.
INDIANS TALK WAR AGAIN.
An
Ed
dncated Ogallala Messenger Brings
Tidings From Pine Ridge.
Chicago, March 13. Dr. C. A. East
man, nn educated Ogallala Sioux Indian,
arrived here to-day' from Pine Ridge
Agency. "I came down here," he said, "as
a sort of messenger, to combine business
with a tour of investigation at Fort Sheri
dan. I have been in the camps of the In
dians at Pine Ridge, and I assure you that
from present indications another Indian
war is very promising. There is a great
deal of whispering and discontent among
the Indians.
Personally I refuse to believe that the
Indians will do anything desperate, but tbe
young braves are holding secret conferences,
and even conservative members of the camp
are talking war. Since .Kicking Bear,
Short Bull and the 24 others wtre takem to
Fort Sheridan, not one official word as to
their treatment or their sentiments has been
sent to their families or the chief of the
Sioux nation. It is generally believed
among the Indians that the band of 26 is to
be put to death."
LABOR TROUBLES. AT JOLIET.
Amalgamated President Weihe, of Pitts
burg, Fails to Effect a Settlement.
Joliet, III., .March 13. Labor matters
at the Illinois Steel Company's plant are as
suming a serious aspect Since March 1
the rolling mill department has been shut
down and 500 skilled workmen have been
out of employment, waiting for an adjust
ment of wages. This afternoon William
Weihe, of Pittsburg, President of the
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel
Workers of the United States, arrived in
Joliet to assist in settling the scale of wages
for the coniing year.
Nothing definite has been arranged, and
to make matters look more serious the steel
cempacy to-day ordered a suspension of all
their clerical force and the majority of their
skilled workmen, practically closing their
woiks indefinitely. The men that are out
say it is hot a strike, and that the mill offi
cials claim they are ready to start when tbe
men will accept their terms.
WELL RID OF A NUISANCE.
Buffalo Bill Soon to Sail to Europe "With
the Hostile Ghoit Dancers.
Chicago, March 13. "Buffalo Bill"
having secured the consent of Secretary
Noble, will, within a few days, start for
Europe with tbe hostile Sioux, now held as
prisoners at Fort Sheridan. They are to
make up a part or Colonel Cody's Wild
West show. Secretary Noble has also given
his consent for Colonel Cody to take as many
more Indians as he wishes, their consent be
ing first obtained, and he proposes to make
up a party of 100.
The Indians at Fort Sheridan are a nui
sance to both the War and Interior Depart
ments, ana it is understood that Secretary
Noble was only too glad of an opportunity
to get rid of them. The Indians were, of
course, glad to do anything to get out of
prison.
THE FUND COMPLETED.
Mrs.
"Wlndoin and Family "Will Have an
Annual Income of SC.OOO.
.'SPECIAL TELEGBAM TO THE DIBFATCn". t
New York, March 13. The Windom
fund of $50,000 for the family of the fate
Secretary of the Treasury was completed
to-day. There are about 50 subscribers.Under
the direction of the committee, headed
by Stephen B. Elkins, the fund will be in
vested in sound securities, which will be
handed over to Mrs. Windom, the income
from the iund, together with that derived
from the estate left by Mr. Windom, will
give his family a yearly income of about
56,000.
JUDGfi LYNCH ENFORCING PROHIBITION.
The "Women of an Indiana Town Raid a Sa
loon "With Clubs and Axes.
Huntington, Ind., March 13. Yester
day the wpmen of Mount Etna, ten miles
from here, armed with clubs and axes, beat
down a s.doon door, emptied vessels, de
molished furniture and gave notice that all
dram shops would share a similar fate.
No one interfered with the proceedings,
and it is thought all other places will close.
TROUBLE AHEAD IN BRAZIL.'
Senators and Officers to Issue a Manifesto
Against the Government
Rio Janeiro, March 13. It Is an
nounced4hat at a recent meeting, which was
numerously attended by Senators and offi
cers of the army and nayy. it was decided to
I issne a manifesto against the Government,
Wft ,
PAGES.
FIRM IN THE FAITH.
Gladstone Decides to Stand by the
PresentLiberal Platform.
FRESH SCHEMES OF THE TORIES.
Parnell Issues a Strong Appeal to the
Irishmen in America.
lAKEEE CLAIMANTS TO OLD ESTATES
COPYRIGHT, 1801. BTTHE NEW TORK ASSOCIATED
j, FBESS.1 ,
London, March 13. Mr. Gladstone has
been in consultation with Mr. Morley, Sir
William Vernon Harcourt and Sir G. O.
Trevelyan on the scope of the Liberal elect
oral platform, and is preparing to announce
it at Hastings. Since the present session of
Parliament began the Liberal leader has
mado no important deliverance. He has
been awaiting the development ol the Gov
ernment programme.
Now that that is defined as pivoting on
the labor queitions, Mr. Gladstone, under
the advice of his colleagues, has prepared a
declaration for tbe inner Gladstonian circle.
It is learned that home rule, with a definite
exnosition of the questions of Irish repre
sentation in the imperial Parliament, land
and police relations to the Irish Government,
continues to hold the front rank.
Banking Upon ParneU's Defeat.
The Liberal leaders have been fortified
witb a determination to pursue the Irish
policv by a report, prepared at the electoral
headquarters, on tbe probable results of the
Parnell faction fight. Mr. Schnadhorst,
tbe ablest and clearest headed or electoral
wire pullers would not deceive his chiefs by
imaginative estimates based on a careful
study of every possible iactor of the Irish
elections. His forecast it is understood
reduces Mr. ParneU's following in the next
Parliament to ten. ...
Tim Healy's calculation, animated doubt
less by party bias, gave Parnell eight sup
porters. The Liberals rely upon Parnellism
being placed in an impotent minority.
Thus Mr. Gladstone, assured of the support
of an Irish phalanx of 73 steady adherents,
deems himself ready to resume and com
plete the legislation for Ireland.
The next planks of the Liberal platform
are "One man, one vote," including general
reform legislation, free elementa.y educa
tion, amendment of the labor laws, with the
abolition of the law of conspiracy, equaliza
tion of taxation with reform of both duties,
amendment of the factory acts as affecting
children and measures to assist rural labor
ers to acquire holdings. These are the com
plete features ot the Liberal programme,
Tories Showing a Change of Heart,
It is significant of an early dissolution of
Parliament to find the Conservatives sud
denly becoming warm champions of rural
workers. Mr. Colling's "small holdings"
bill, when debated in the House of Com
mons, met with unexpected acclamations
from the Tories. Mr. Chaplin, who has
hitherto been'a bitter antagonist of any pro
posal to assist rurals, announced his con
version to the Colling's scheme and prom
ised a Government bill which would do
better than the Colling'slneasure. The
Conservatives, he said, were the real and
only friends of the rural classes. The de
bate all around had a strong flavor of disso
lution and appeal to the conntry. The ex
pectation increases that the general elections
will be held next autumn. The real life has
gone out of the present session and there is
small chance of anything Jiappenirg in
Parliament to revitalize its proceedfeeir
The worst feature of Mr. ParneU's feud
with the Nationalists develops as the fight
becomes fiercer. The attitude of partial re
spect toward the clergy disappears and
thinly veiled insolence , sometimes open re
vilings, characterize the speeches of the
Leaguers. Whatever be the issue of tbe
struggle, the shock to the moral and relig
ious sense of the people is irreparable. In
a letter published to-day, Archbishop Croke
ridicules while denouncing the latest Par
nellite attempt to blacken the bishops in
Mr. Harrington's pseudo revelations
through the publication of Archbishop
Logue's letter.
Sllchael Davltt Again on the Warpath.
Archbishop Croke deals more gently with
the audacious blackguardism of the Parnell
set than does Michael Davitt. In an article
in the Labor World appealing to Irish
Americans, Mr. Davitt declares that the
effrontery of Mr. Parnell is measureless in
asking Americans to ignore his base be
trayal of household virtues. He does not
fear but that the Irish in America, to mark
their sense of Mr. ParneU's contemptuous
regard for the principles of honesty, will
spurn his emissaries as servants of a faction
ist traitor, who consider their interests
above home rule.
Mr, Parnell solaces himself amid the
fever of combat by revisiting the scenes of
his old amours. His cynical disregard ot
the ordinary canons of morality and his
overpowering impulse to gratify personal
passions dominate over prudential party
considerations. This week, while preparing
a paper reviewing his career, he appeared to
require a resort to his fatal fascination.
As the Parnellites continue to snrend the
report that Messrs. Dillon and O'Brien will
take sides with them Mr. Davitt seized the
occasion of a meeting of the Nationalist
Executive Committee to state that as soon
as Messrs. Dillon and O'Brien were re
leased both were expected to join the
Federation Committee. Among other blows
to the Parnellite cause is the refnsal of the
Dublin Trades Council to take part in Mr.
ParneU's projected labor conference.
Lincoln at the Royal Drawing Room.
The Queen's second drawing-room, held
to-day, was equally brilliant with the first,
held last week, although there was a smaller
attendance to-day. It was of special inter
est owing to the large number of Americans
preseut. Thij. United States Minister and
Mrs. Lincoln, Miss Lincoln, Mr. and Mrs.
McCormick and Lieutenant and Mrs. Emory
were in the diplomatic body. Mrs. Lincoln,
being in mourning, was dressed in black
velvet. Mrs. McCormick wore a gown of
poppv red brocade, trimmed with crepe and
heavily embroidered with gold and jewels.
Miss Medill, of Chicago, who was also pre
sented in the diplomatic circle, wore a dress
of pink satin, with a gold embroidered train
of white satin, brocaded with carnations,
nnd carried a bouquet of carnations and
lilies. Miss Lincoln wore a white satin
gown, ornamented with silver embroidery.
A large proportion of the correspondence
of the American legation is devoted to the
subject of unclaimed estates in England.
Secretary McCormick has been devoting
much time to replying-to such letters. He
states that since March, 1889, over 200
American claims to large estates in Great
Britain have been received; that none of the
cases investigated have shown even an ele
ment of probability, and that there is reason
to believe that nearly all American claim
ants are
Deceived by English Sharpers
who make a practice of getting subscriptions
to establish claims. Mr. McCormick warns
all claimants not to pay fees to unknown
agents. He says the only way for them to
ascertain the truth of reported claims is to
employ some firm of English solicitors of
undoubted repute. The legation itself is
powerless to do" anything to establish such
claims.
The question of the American insurance
companies in England wa3 brought up in
the House ot Commons to-uight by Mr.
Goschen, the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
to rebate the income tax on American in
surance companies. Mr. Goschen replied
that the question whether such insurers
ought to get a rebate had been settled in the
a' vsA
A POSSIBLE FUTURE.
The Famous After-Dinner Speaker Give
Sail on a Charge of Manslaughter.
courts. The difference of the treatment of
British companies from that of American
companies did not rest merely on technical
grounds'. Insurers in British companies
had an advarr'ge by a rebate of the income
tax on premV - "-ut the companies paid a
tax on th rj.-tjjr'nis' Foreign com
panies hoi' "'Y. Q ""broad had an
advantage7 -13 ," Jo "'"X to pay.
Therefore -wLlfe Co- fOf, &., re
mission here. Thisrepi. ?& Ifo '
ing dispute. - if K
PARNELL TO AMERICA:
THE IRISH LEADER ADDRESSES , HIS
COUNTRYMEN OVER THE SEA.
An Appeal for Support in Overcoming a
Mutiny and Maintaining a Real Inde
pendent Party An Introduction for the
Delegates on the Way.
London, March 13. The following mani
festo was issued by Mr. Parnell this even
ing: House op Commons, Friday, March 13.
lo the Irish People or America:
Fellow-countrymen In 1SS0 and subse
quent years yon assisted mo powerf ally by your
influence upon American public opinion and
with your generous financial support to create
the great movement of the Land League
Without your aid, so freely given and so con
stantly maintained,lreland could not for one mo
ment have mado head against her oppressor,
still less conld she have attained the singular
position of power and promise of success which
she has occupied daring the lost five years.
At the instant when victory seemed near and
certain, the hasty and meddlesome interfer
ences of Kntrllsh politicians in the complex or
ganization of our party, and a movement aided
by a sndden panic among some young raw re
cruits.' eagerly seconded oy a few malcontents,
office-seekers and envions persona who crept
into our ranks, temporarily destroyed the unity
of onr forces and sapped the independence of
many Irish representatives. It now becomes
my task to restore this unity and reconstruct
our movement: lopping oS all unsound -material,
taking effectual precautions against the
admission In future into our army of anr weak,
treacherous, self-seeking elements. Fortune
has nnveiled the danger and given space for
this reconstitntlon baforo tbe general election,
and the disclosure has brought about a realiza
tion or the Insufficiency of Mr. Gladstone's pro
posed solution of the situation to secnre the
legitimate liberty, happiness and prosperity ot
your brothers and sisters in Ireland. This dis
closnra was tfciely and all important.
"The delegates who, at my request, are now'
crossing the ocean to your shores, are well
qualified wjth experience, ability and patriot
ism to tally explain and defend my position,
while all tbat is sound, courageous and relia
ble at home will meet this crisis. I commend
them to your hospitality, and lam conddent
tbat you will extend to them tbe most favora
ble reception and hearing. Tbey are, each and
all, well-tried soldier", who have constantly
distinguished themselves in our war against
coercion and British misrule, and who, dispite
intimidation and influences of the most un
scrupulous and far-reaching character, have
bravely defended me during these dark and
trying moments.
With a confidence even greater than in 18S0,
I appeal to yon once more to assist me in quell
ing this mutiny and disloyalty to Ireland: to
help me in securing a really independent Par
liamentary party, so that we may make once
more, even thongh it may be our last effort, to
win freedom and prosperity for our nation by
constitutional means.
Your faithful servant,
Charles Stewart Parnell.
DEFENDING THE TVTAOKAYS.
A Belgian Paper Speaks Good Words for
the Bonanza King and Wife.
rBT DDNLAP'S CABLE COMPAITT.!
Brussels, March 13. The Belgian
lieics and Continental Advertiser publishes
tbe following concerning the Mackay
Bonynge controversy:
We are very clad to hear that a newspaper In
Paris and its agents in London are to be prose
cuted by Mr. Mackay for having charsed him
with the same accusations which bare already
been published in San Frincisco. The accusa
tions heaped upon the Mackays are too droll to
be serious, and to attribute their motive to
jealousy is even more ridiculous. Mr. Mackay
has been and is a miner; he Is very proud of it,
and we know no duko or prince in this country
who would not become a miner if ho knew tbat
millions were to Da made by ic When Mr.
Mackay's enemies will be dead and forgotten,
his name will still live, as connected with the
wealth of tbe world, which wealth ho baa aug
mented, not only by his mining discoveries,
but also by the cheap Atlantic rates which com
merce, industry ana literature owe to him.
JEROME'S END NEAR.
The Prince Still Conscious, but Preparing
to Meet Bis Death.
Rome, March 13. Although Prince Na
poleon is still conscious to-night, his con
dition is considered hopeless. His wife,
Princess Clothilde; his sister, Princess
Mithilde; King Humbert, the Duke of
Aosta and Cardinal Bonaparte are at his
bedside, while Prince Victor makes frequent
visits.
It is stated that Prince Napoleon this
morning yielded to entreaties and confessed
to Monsiguor Mermeillod. A review and a
diplomatic dinner set for to-morrow have
been postponed because the death of the
Prince is thought to be so near at band.
Prince Napoleon is now beginning to show
symptoms of cardiac paralysis.
' A BIG FALLING OFF.
The Otis Steel Company's Business Not
Panning Out Very "WelL
rBT DUNLAF'S CABLE COMTAICT.l
London, March 13. The Otis Steel
Company, one of the great American com
panies floated here within the lastfew years,
shows a marked falling off in business. The
company's accounts for 1890 give a net profit
of 7,525 13j lid, against certified average
profits for ten years ending December, 1888,
of 112,025 17s 9J per annum.
The .Financial JV'eics says that aftermaking
all allowances for the exceptional difficul
ties and trouble of the past year, the com
pany's business is in a very unsatisfactory
condition.
O'BRIEN A BANKRUPT.
Dels Adjudged Such by the Court In the
j5allsbury Libel Suit.
Dublin, March 13. The conrt has
adjudicated William O'Brien a bankrupt
on the petition of Lord Salisbury in the
lattcr's suit to reoover 1,700 the costs in
the action for libel brongbt against him by
Mr. O'Brien, and in which the latter was
non-suited.
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WftR OS WS FLAG,
A Delegation of the Jr. 0, U. A.
'M. Asks Mayor Gcurley to
' Prohibit It in the
ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE.
His Honor Refers the Request to tbe
Department of Police.
CHIEF BE0WN WILL IGNORE IT.
Ex-Chief Marshal Morley Says Bigotry
Prompted the Demand.
WILL EESULT IN LXJOKIXG TBE 0SDER
Mayor Oourley has been asked to prohibit
the display of the green flag of Erin on St.
Patrick's Day. He was waited upon yes
terday by four young men, who stated that
tbey were a committee irom Valley Porge
Council, Jr. O. TJ. A. M. They desired to
secure a promise from His Honor that he
would prevent the carrying of any fla: but
the Stats and Stripes in the parade on Tues
day next. They objected to the Irish fla;
because it was an emblem of a foreign na
tion, and, as such, they intimated, had no
business flaunting its emerald folds in tha
faces of the citizens of this great, glorious
and free country.
The Mayor is an American Mechanic
himself, but he was iust a little startled at
the request of the committee. His Honor
was between two fires, but he bore up nobly,
and in his best oratorical vein replied :
"Gentlemen, I am a member of the order
yon represent; therefore it is needless to say
I am an American; I hope a good one. The)
Stars and Stripes are good enough for me,
but I could not grant the request you maka
even if I would. This is a subject which
concerns the police, and I must refer you to
Chief. Brown, who has jurisdiction in such
matters."
Chief Brown "Will Ignore the Bequest,
The committee retired and went to tha
office of Chief Brown. The latter was not
in, and the delegation did not wait.
Chief Brown was seen later on and said:
"If such a request 13 made to me, I shall
ignore it. There is no law against carrying
any flag except that of the Rebel Govern
ment. We would not allow men to carry
the red flag of anarchy, because it is an in
centive to disorder, which it is our duty to
suppress. The gentlemen who parade on
St. Patrick's Day will be allowed to carry
all the green flags they like, and, what is
more, we will do onr best to see that no ona
interferes with them. So long as a parade
is conducted in an orderly manner, and in
accordance with the police regulations, we
will protect the paradera rom annoyance.
The Germans, the French, the Italians and
any number of secret organizations hold
parades and carry the emblems which they
deem suitable, -and have never been inter
fered with, nnd I really cannot see why wo
should commence at this day to prohibit the
carrying of the Irish flag."
Assistant Superlnteudentof Police O'Mara
laughed when he heard of the request,
Then he became grave, and said: "This is
carrying the matter too tar, and will result
in lowering the dignity of the Stars and
Stripes in the eyes of many of our foreign
born citizens who have not been in this
country many years. I consider myself as
good- an American citizen as anybody. I
was not born in the United States, but I
have lived here 38 years, and I certainly
will not give precedence to a man who has
been here but 21 years, even if he did happen
to be born in this conntry.
Fought and Died for the Union.
"I remember very well during the war
thntthe men who went out to the fight
under the Stars and Stripes were not asked
where they were born. Thousands, yes,
tens of thousands, volunteered to preserve
the integrity of tbe Union. Thousands of
them were crippled and thousands lie
buried on Southern battlefields. No one
ques tioned their loyalty then, and yet some
ofth'se very men who suffered for the
Union in the 60s expect to march on Tues
day Under the green flag of their native
land, although the banner of their adopted
country will be carried at tbe bead of the
column. I am surprised that any body of
men claiming to be intelligent and good
citizens would make such a request, tho
only result or which will be to cause ill
feeling and strife."
Thomas J. Morley.of Lescallette Council,
No. 442, and Chief Marshal of the Amer
ican Mechanic parade, on Washington's
Birthday, was both surprised and displeased
when he" heard ol the matter. "Why," he
said, "this is a free country, where every
man is presumably allowed to do what seems
besfto him so long as he does not infringe
upon the rights of others. Such a request
is simply ridiculous, and calculated to
bring serious discredit upon our order. Who
were the men who saved the country in 1776,
in 1812 and in 1881-65? Only a minority of
them were native born. They did not all
serve in the ranks, either. Some of our
greatest generals and statesmen, and in fact
many of the men in tbe sciences and indus
tries who have added to this country's glory
were foreign born.
Slorley Blames It on Bigotry.
"Unfortunately for our hrder, a few of
our members are bigots, and by their ill
advised declarations bring the American
Mechanics into disrepute. There are some
of them who would not under any circum
stances give a dollar to a foreigner.- Now,
the organization was not created for the
propagation of any such illiberal ideas. We
are organized ta promote patriotism and pro
tect American institutions. If Valley Porge
Council has authorized any such action as
that taken by the delegation who waited
upon the Mayor, it has done wrong, and
will be promptly rebuked.
"A man of good moral character who
comes to this country and renounces all
allegiance to his native land is as" good a .
citizen as any. The accident of birtb counts
for nothing. But we do not expect that in
acquiring a love for theland of his adoption
he will entirely lose his affection for the
land of his birth. That would be unnafural,
and a man who could do so would scarcely
make a good citizen of this or any other
conntry.
"All we expect is that in every parade
the Stars and Stripes will take precedence,
and in doing that we simply follow the un
written law of nations. If by any strange
circumstances 50,000 of us American Me
chanics were parade to in Ireland we wonld
carry tbe American flag, but not at the head
of the column. That place would be given
up to tbe recognized'emblem of the country
in which we were marching. I am very
sorry that this thing has occurred, as it
causes strife, which is one of the things onr
order is not organized lo promote." -
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