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BUYERS AMD RENTER
look: for bargains
IN THE ETERX MORNING DISPATCH.
FORTY-SIXTH TEAIL
IRE STATE MODE!
Tied Up by the Suspension of
the Keystone Bank, of
Philadelphia,
TO THE TUNE OF $150,000.
The Quaker City Treasury Is Also
Involved to the Amont of
More Than $300,000.
CLOSED UP BY THE CONTROLLER,
After the Inspection of the Bank Examiner,
Because of the Continued Absence
of Legal EeserTes.
DEfOSITOKS KOT EXPECTED TO LOSE.
The Prtittt C lips tie Bt of the Eh gtacy ef
List SectIn; Wlea Du&sttr Wu
Ksrrcwly -vcrtii,
OKIT A BEI-F OFnCIAL ETTST ISSUED
SriClAl. TEIXGHAlt TO TUX DISrATCH.1
rniLADE-PHiA, March 20. The Key
stone Rational Bank, at Juniper and Chest
nut streets, is in the hands of United States
Hank Examiner William C. Drew, who this
morning ordered a suspension of business.
Accordingly, shortly after 10 o'clock, this
notice was posted on the big closed doors:
Tills bank is closed by order of the Con
troller. Wl lAST C Dbew,
Examiner.
Although there have been forebodings of
trouble with the Keystone Bank since last
fall, the announcement that its doors were
closed this morning was something of a sur
prise, except to those thoroughly conversant
with its affairs. At the usual time for be
ginning banking business, depositors made
their tray to the institution, but they were
met by the announcement of suspension,
W-'cb probably means small losses to some,
and, perhaps, financial ruin to others.
Police PreTent Any Demonstration.
"Word of the action of the Government
authorities was immediately sent to police
headquarters and Director Stokley detailed
three stalwart reserves to stand guard at the
Chestnut street entrance. Their services,
however, were needed only to keep the side
walk clear tor a short time, as those who
congregated about the sidewalk were very
orderly and undemonstrative. Of coarse
there were a number of depositors and oth
ers having business with the bank who made
ineffectual eflorts to gain admission, bat the
greater number of people who congregated
about tbe place were passersby, who, seeing
the reserves in the crowded entrance divined
the cause and stopped to make inquiries.
Their attempts to gain knowledge were as
fruitless as the attempts made by the deposi
tors to gain an entrance, as the only infor
mation which they received was contained
in the small notice posted on the doors. For
the most part the depositors who arrived
read the notice, and said "Ah!" or "Oh!"
tighed and left.
Preparing a Statement of Affairs.
Others formed small gronps and talked
over the situation, discussing the proba
bility of a resumption of business or ex
pressing hopes of ct least a-fair settlement.
No one knew the standing of the bank and
no one was admitted to the building. All
the doors were closed and barred and no
attention was given to the numerous raps or
the requests for admission. It was gener
ally understood that within the bank direc
tors, cashier, tellers and bookkeeper were
busily engaged with Bank Examiner Drew
and his assistant preparing a statement of
tbe bank's affairs.
Whether or not this was trne, and if it
were how long the conference would last,
were matters o! conjecture. Visits to the
offices of some of the directors were fruit
less, as those gentlemen were all out, pre
sumably at the bank.
Not a Sadden Move at AIL
Abont a month ago, it is said, Bank Ex
aminer Drew commenced an investigation
of the bank's affairs, placing his assistant
m charge of one of the ledgers and taking
care of the rest of the work himself. This
labor, it is said, was finished a very short
time ago, and the facts were placed in the
hands of the United States Controller at
"Washington yesterday.
These reports, it was learned, disclosed
facts So far from satisfactory to the official
that he immediately notified Examiner
Drew to close the bank. Tnis order was
transmitted to the institution's officials, and
this morning came the suspension of busi
ness. There has not as yet been made public
any statement giving the direct cause of the
action of tbe Government officials, and any
snempt to assign a cause would be mere
guess work. That the Keystone Bank has
lnr some time been considered by other
financial institutions to be "shaky," there is
no d. ubt, and there was but little surprise
apparent when the officials of other banks
learned of the suspension.
The Amount of Money on Deposit.
Every three months it is necessary for
national banks to make a statement of their
standing, and when the last statement was
made on February 2G, the Keystone Bank
was set down as having a capital of $500,000
and a surplus of 8100,000, the latter being
the same as on December 19. On October-,
of last year, the bank's statement to the
Controller of the Currency showed the re
sources to be 1,956,664 80, and the liabil
ities included a surplus of $100,000 and in
dividual deposits of fl,137,706 14.
It is said that when Examiner Drew took
charge of tbe bank a month ago the indi
i dual aeposits amounted to nearly $1,400,
000, while the loans and discounts aggre
gated nearly or quite as much. When the
place closed to-day there was said to he a
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the best advcrtifclng medium. All classes
can be readied through Its Classified Adver
tisement Columns. If yon want anything
you can set It by this method.
surplus and undivided profits amounting to
$128,869.
At last the reporters gained admission to
the bank and were ushered into the office of
President Marsh, where were present the
officers and other officials connected with
the institution. All information regard
ing the closing of the bank was withheld
beyond that contained in the following letter
signed by the President, and to queries as
to tbe shortage of moneys below the surplus
required by law a strict silence was main
tained. Official Statement of the President.
Following is the letter issued by Mr.
Marsh:
The bank has been closed by the Conptroller
of the Currency at Washington. The bank
has been suffering from the effects of tbe run
on it last December and tbe repayment to the
Clearing House of a very large amount of the
loan certificates has kept the legal reserve of
cash below the average of cash required by
law since that time. An earnest effort to fully
restore the bank will be made immediately.
In banking and financial circles the ac
tion of tbe Controller of the' Currency in
closing the Keystone Bank has occasioned
but very little surprise. It had been known
for some time that the institution had been
investing its deficit fund far in excess of the
amount allowed by law. The President and
directors are said to have been frequently
notified bv the Treasnry Department within
the past three months that the reserve de
ficit fund was less than the 25 per cent re
quired, but the management of the bank is
stated to have been unable to remedy this
illegal condition of affairs.
Tho Beal Tolnt of Trouble.
The investments of deposited moneys ex
ceeded 75 per cent, and the totals of tbe de
posits are believed to have been insufficient
to swell the reserve fund tothe required
25 per cent
These facts were reported to the Controller
of the Currency by Bank Examiner Drew
yesterday, and the former promptly ordered
that the bank should close.
Charley T. Baker, one of the de
positors in the Keystone Bank,
said to-day : " I don't think
that depositors need 'worry any be
cause of the turn affairs have taken. The
bank has invested beyond its legal author
ity, and that is the cause of all the trouble.
The investments, however, are believed to
be gilt-edgea and the depositors are thor
oughly well protected. There is no ques
tion about the bank's solvency, and I know
that checks dra'wn upon it have been
honored on the streets to-day. I suppose
the bank will wind up its affair, pay its ob
ligations, settle with its shareholders and go
out of existence."
Both State and City Caught
It is stated that the Keystone Bank has
$150,000 of the money of the State on de
posit in addition to the active account of
tbe citv, which, as stated, amounts to $399,
000. It is understood that Mayor Fitter
wanted Treasurer Bardsley to draw out the
city money at the time of the run in De
ceruber, but Mr. Bardsley stated that this
policy would break the bank at once, and
decided that tbe best plan would be to let
the money remain.
As the total line of deposits then was
something over $600,000, and of this nearly
$400,000 was the money of the city, the force
of the argument oan be seen. Mr. Bardsley
had no intimation of the present trouble.
He said this afternoon that he acted for the
best in December, no matter what the result
might be. In explaining further his reasons
for not having withdrawn the active ac
count of the city, he said that it was im
possible to do so at once without causing
the institution to suspend.
A Deposit of 850,000 Just Made,
He knew nothing of the closing until
about 11 o'clock this morning. A deposit
amounting to about $50,000 was made yes
terday, but Mr. Bardsleywas of the impres
sion that it wonld not increase the total bal
ance to , any .extent, checks- having been
drawn to about that amonnt
As most people are aware, this is not the
first time the Keystone Bank has experi
enced "trouble. In the early part of Decem
ber last, during tbe pressure of the then ex
isting financial crisis, there was a heavy ran
upon that institution. It weathered the
storm successfully, however, and every one
imagined that thereafter its position was
impregnable.
On Saturday, November 29, President
Marsh and the directors of the bank re
ceived intimation that a run might be ex
pected on tbe following Monday. The
particularly shaky condition of tbe money
market lent importance to this warning, and
when the bank opened on Monday .the of
ficials regarded themselves as able to suc
cessfully withstand more than ordinarily
heavy demands. Among its deposits at the
time were $399,354 63 of city fundi put on
deposit by City Treasurer Bardsley.
The Bun of Last December.
The anticipations of a run were more than
realized. At noon Monday the line of de
positors anxious to withdraw their money
numbered over 100, and at that hoar 200,
000 had been paid out. The panicky feel
ing increased when it was learned that the
City Treasurer had withdrawn his account
that morning, although be endeavored to
allay anxiety by stating that there was
nothing unusual about it. He said that
the city ran two active accounts, one with
the Keystone Bank and the other with the
Third National; that the account alternated
monthly between tbe two and that Decem
ber was the Third National's month. The
City Treasurer, later in the day, after a
consultation with Mayor Fitler and after
having received encouraging reports from
the bank decided to allow the deposit to re
main.
At 2 o'clock on that eventful Monday
$250,000 of general deposits had been with
drawn and at 3 o'clock, the closing hour,
$350,000 had been paid out. Meanwhile
several stanch friends of the bank had made
large deposits, but this fact did not seem to
stay the alarm. At the closing hour 200
depositors were in line clamoring for their
money, and 10 minutes later the announce
ment was made that no money would be
paid that day, and the bank closed its
doors.
The Depositors "Were Obstinate.
"When the hank opened on Tuesday morn
ing the run was resumed. The fact that all
deposits were paid out in cash to the extent
of $100 and in due bills tor remaining
amounts tor a little while fanned the
anxious flame, but as hundreds of the
bank's creditors who had withdrawn their
account the previous day came back and
deposited them confidence began to be re
stored and steadily the crowd of anxious
depositors diminished lu siz?.
Twelve o'clock was the critical period, for
at that hour it would be known whether tbe
bank passed safely through the Clearing
House. All clearances were effected with
out a single hitch, and the tide began to
turn. At 1 o'clock the line had diminished,
and at 10 the run was over. Up to that
time $100,000 had been paid out
The solid support received by the Key
stone Bank from the Clearing House Asso
ciation and the confident tone of the news
papers on the institution's solvency, were
stated by President Marsh and the directors
of tbe bank as tbe means by which it
weathered the storm.
prrrsBUBG hot cohceehed.
The Failure of the Keystone Does not Affect
.Any of the Local Banks.
The failure of the Keystone Bank does
not affect any of the banks in Pittsburg.
After the run unonthat establishmsnt last
December, it has been watched carefully,
and, in fact, it is thought that this watch
fulness caused the bank to come right down
to hard pan, and reveal just where it stood.
National Bank Examiner George Sbep
pard expressed his surprise at the failure,
because at the last statement made by the
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1f72 Lk -k -ILIATT A 1AA44Aj fiI-LfLk'-r' k numbers of good openings JH
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'Bank Examiner for the Eastern district it
showed a" splendid line of discounts, with de
posits amounting to $1,223,000. That the
institution was in good condition at the
time tbe run was made, said Mr. Sheppard,
was shown by the fact that the associated
banks of Philadelphia went to its assistance.
The managers of those concerns knew just
what they were doing, and it is likely that
when they withdrew their support the bank
reached its level, which meant failure.
LAWRENCE BARRETT DEAD.
THE END 0? ALL FOE THE WELL-KNOWS"
ACTOE COMES SUDDENLY.
A Bapld Change for the Worse Last Even
ingThe Doctor's Story of the Last Ill
nessA Brief Sketch of Hit Career.
KitToek,
March 20. Law
rence Barrett, the
tragedian, died
to-night at 10:45
o'clock at the
Windsor Hotel.
The demise was
due to heart fail
ure. The actor
was unconscious
but a short time
before he died.
His wife and Dr.
Chambers, of this
citv. were with
ft'
WW
AW EKCE BARRETT
'Mr. Barrett when
he breathed his last His last sick
ness dated from Wednesday . night,
when he was obliged to leave the
theater where he was engaged. It was said
at that time that he was merely suffering
from a severe cold and would be out in a
few days, and the same report was made the
following day. Even yesterday the reports
from the sick chamber were very favorable.
The story of the tragedian's last days as
told by Dr. Chambers is as follows:
On Wednesday Evening he was called to
see Mr. Barrett, who told him he had a cold
and didn't know whether to go to the
theater or not That night when he
came home from the theater he had a severe
chill. This was the beginning of tbe last
sickness. Dr. Chambers was again sent for
at 11 P. M. When the doctor returned to
the hotel he found his patient suffering from
a high fever and having a rapid pulse.
There were at that time, however, no symp
toms of pneumonia, but at that time he sus
pected that the disease would develop later.
On Thursday morning the mucn-iearea
symptoms of pneumonia appeared.
The Critical Condition Discovered.
The physician then realized Mr. Barrett's
critical condition and asked lor a consulta
tion. Dr. H. F. Walker was accordingly
called in. Mrs'. Barrett was at that time in
Boston and a dispatch was at once sent tell
ing her of the serious condition of her hus
band. She came to this city Thursday even
ing and went immediately to the Windsor
Hotel.
Dr. J. P. Oliver, of Boston, who has been
Mr. Barrett's lamilv physician for a long
time, was also sent for and came at once to
take part in the consultation at the actor's
bedside. At the consultation the case was
diagnosed as a very grave phase of pneu
monia, bat at the time it was believed that if
there were no otbea complications the sice
man might yet recover. But the unfortunate
fact was that these complications did exist
For two years Mr. Barrett has been a suf
ferer from throat disease.
To-day the unfavorable symptoms were
more pronounced. His temperature was
105 and pulse"120 per nrinute. At 5 P.M.
to-day there was a consultation ot the physi
cians in charge of the case. There was no
noticeable change. It was, however, de
cided that another consultation be held at
10 o'clock this evening. Between 5 and 10
p. c there was a rapid change
for .the worse. When the time came
for the consultation the sick, man was
in a semi-conscious condition, and had to be
roused for the examination, and would lapse
back again into unconsciousness. He was
unconscious for 15 to 20 minutes before he
died, and the end was very sudden. At the
deathbed were present Mrs. Barrett, Dr.
Chambers, the manager for Booth and Bar
rett, and "the nurse.
A Brief Sketch of His Career.
The deceased tragedian was born in Pater
son, N. J., April 4, 183S, His first appearance
on the stage was in Detroit in 1853 as Murad
In "The French Spy." After a year's experi
ence in playing minor parts, he came to Pitts
burg, where he remained a short time.
He then acted in St Louis, Chicago
and elsewhere until December 1856, when
he was engaged at the Chambers Street Thea
ter, New York where he appeared as Sir
Thomas Clifford, in "The Hunchback." He
was engaged by Mr. Burton early in 1S57, and
acted under Ins management for nearly two
years, supporting Charlotte (Jusbman, Edwin
Booth and other prominent aetors. In 1858
he was engaged lor leading parts at the
Boston Museum, and later at the Howard Ath
enaeum, of that city, where he played with
Miss" Cushman, Barry Sullivan and E. L. Daven
port In 1S61 he accepted tbe Captaincy of the
Twenty-eighth Massachusetts Infantry and
served with distinction. After tho war he acted
at Philadelphia, Washington and New York,
where he was engaged by -dnin Booth
to plav Othello to his (Booth's) Xago.
In 1864 Air. Barrett made bis first
tour as a star actor, playing the leading char
acter in "Ro'Cdale, which he had purchased
from Lester Wallack. In 1867 he played with
great success at llaguire's Opera House in San
Francisco, where he remained as man
ager ot the California theater until
1870. In this year he returned to
New York and played opposite charac
ters to Mr. Booth in the tatter's theater. In
1871-72 he managed the New Varieties Theater
in New Orleans, a,nd in December, 1872. he
plaved Cassius to Booth's Brutus in New York.
Since then his career has b'een familiar to all
theater-goer". He visited England four times,
and was always favorably received. He is the
author of a life of Edward Forrest which was
published in Boston in 1851.
MUBBAY ha, sent bright short Inter
views with people who drift to New York.
Bead to-morrow's big DISPATCH.
' AN UNPLEASANT STJEPBISE.
The Emma Jnch Opera Company Will Dis
appoint Many Creditors.
.SrECtAL TILEQ1i.lI TO Till PISP-TCH.I
New Yokk, March 20. The creditors of
the dissolved firm of Locke & Davis'in this
city got an unpleasant surprise to-day.
The'y were waiting anxiously for the tlmfr
when the Emma Jucb Opera Company, ac
companied by its manager, O. E. Locke,
should arrive'lh the East The organisation
was booked to open in St Louis on. Easter
Monday, and from there it was to go to
Pittsburg and Philadelphia.
Mr. Lockc'docs not seem to intend to come
back just now. It became known to-day
that he would jump direct to Mexico from
Kansas City, opening in Mexico City on
Easter. After playing in Mexico Miss Juch
will sail for London, where she is under en
gagement toeing this summer.
KOBE COHr GOES ABBOAD.
The New York Sob-Treasury Still Befoses to'
Allow Gold Bars to Go.
New York, March 20. After 4 o'clo'ck
Superintendent Mason received notice from
the Treasury officials at Washington that
the two requesis for gold bars for export had
been refused.
When the bankers received this news they
ordered $750,000 in coin at the sub-Treasury,
which will be shipped to-morrow, making
the total shipments so far known, $1,275,000.
si v ill
' i ! Ml
r PITTSBURG, SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1891 TWELYE
GHAELIE E0SS AT 58.
A Wealthy Detroit Bachelor of Nearly
Three Score Tears
ABDUCTED AKD HELD FOR RANSOM
Easily Decoyed Away in a Cab at -Ig-t
by a Bogus Message.
THE PLOT OP THE BANDITS BALKED
rsrrcUL teleqeam to thx cisrTC,i
Detroit, March 20. One of the most
daring cases of kidnaping and attempted
extortion of a.large sum as ransom that has
ever been heard of in this country occurred
in the very center of Detroit last night at 10
o'clock. Joseph.Perrien, proprietor ot the
Gratiot Flour Mills, who is worth $500,000,
sat in the sitting room of his residence with
his nephew Albert Hesselbacher and his
niece, Miss Leoni Chambe, who live with
him. Perrien is a bachelor 58 years of age.
Tbe door bell rang and a member of the
house was told to answer it On the steps of
tlje house stood a young man, apparently
about 21 years old, who handed in a note
addressed to Mr. Perrien. Tbe note pur
ported to be from a Mr. Spanger, and con
tained the information that Ed Stange, who
is a warm personal friend of Mr. Perrien's,
had been in a runaway accident earlier in,
the evening and had been seriously injured.
Further, it is said that Mr. Stange desired
Perrien's immediate attention at his bed
side, and that the doctor had sent a coupe.
fell Bight Into the Trap.
Mr. Perrien told his niece and nephew
what the note contained, and entered the
coupe. Nothing was thought of the matter
then. About 1 o'clock this morning tbe
same young man again rang tbe doorbell,
delivered a large envelope addressed to Mr.
Albert Hesselbacher, and left immediately.
Hesselbacher opened the envelope and in it
found a lengthy epistle, in which it was set
forth that Perrien was in custody of the
writers, .and would be held until they were
lurnished with $15,000 in money.
Inclosed was also a note from Perrien in
his own Jiandwriting, in which he ordered
Mr. Hesselbacher to obtain the $15,000 as in
structed by the other communication. He
also inclosed a check on tho Peninsular
Bank for $15,000 and a promissory note to
Mr. Hesselbacher for a like sum. Mr. Hes
selbacher is thoroughly familiar with the
handwriting ot Perrien, and says positively
that the letter signed by him, the check and
the note are all in his own handwriting.
They all exhibit, however, signs of the
greatest nervousness.
Tbe latter instructed Mr. Hesselbacher to
cash the check at the earliest moment pos-
siule. If be found himself unable to ao
this he was ordered to obtain It on the
promissory note, and as a last contingency,
if the cash could not be got by either of
these measures, to raise it on his own (Hes
selbacher's) property.
Naturally Caused Great Excitement
This communication, coming as it did
and bearing unmistakable evidence of
having been written by Mr. Perrien, and
evidently in a state of great fear and per
turbation, naturally caused the greatest ex
citement in the house. The note from tbe
unknown parties was very explicit, setting
forth that Mr. Perrien's release would be
obtained in no other way than by compli
ance with the demands made and naming
the place and. time for the delivery of the
cash. , , , t ,
Thy police were summoned in, the matter
and are now at work upon the case. The
letter from Spanger is a forgery, as Smug
is all right All the letters are written in
an Italian style, which leads to the belief that
persons of that nationality are at the bottom
of the case.
L T. Cowles, the attorney in the case, ad
vises tbe offer of a reward of $10,000, while
Perrien's friends are in favor of offering the
whole $15,000, but are holding off at the in
stigation of the police. .
"Pay the$15.000,"said Mr. Hesselbacher."
"Why, even if we did intend to do that,
now it would be too late. The men will not
come to the 'place of meeting now after
knowing that the police have the affair in
hand, and I do not believe that the payment
of tbe money would have secured the release
of my uncle. The letter from the latter
does not say tbat he would be released upon
the .payment of the money, and I think that
the capture was only part of the scheme.
Another Feature of the Case.
"I believe that if I had started for the cor
ner of Cass avenue and Jay street with the
$15,000 In my possession, I should have been
knocked down and robbed before I reached
the appointed place, and carried off, and
that both uncle and myself would then have
been held for ransom. They will not dare
to murder the old man." The police are
reticent, bnt from appearances are working
entirely in tbe dark. Nothing but the case
is talked of, but there is a noticeable lack of
theories. The police absolutely refuse to
show the letter sent by PerrieD, but the
following was obtained from Hesselbacher,
who gives it from memory as follows:
Albert and Leoni: Take the inclosed check to
the Peninsular Bank and raise the money on it
If you fail to do so I want Albert HesselDacher
to raise the money on his own personal prop
erty. 1 inclose a note for 515,000, payable to
Mr. Moore, in case be should not letyouhave
tbe money. Take the Inclosed letter to Mr.
Moore and tell him I am sick and cannot leave
the house, and that I must have the money
right away, as I have some big bills to pay.
For God's sako help me out Do not ask coun
sel nor employ detectives, for if you do it will
only disgrace me. Leoni, you put theVumher
on the check:, and Albert, yon take the money
to tbe corner of Cass and Jay Friday night at 8
o'clock and a party will meet j on.
Joseph Perriejc
The note to Mr. Moore inclosed was sim
ply a request to send him the $15,000. Hes
selbacher says the letters were evidently dic
tated, as tbey are not in Perrien's style at all.
Released In a Mysterious Manner.
A midnight dispatch from Detroit says:
Joseph Perrien, the wealthy miller who was
kidnaped in so mysterious a manner, re
turned home to-night safe and well, but
somewhat unnerved by his experience. He
says that upon entering the coupe la?t night
his suspicions were not aroused until he
noViced the vehicle turn in the opposite di
rection to his friend's house. He then
threw open the door and attempted to jump
out He was met by two masked men who
held revolvers to his head and forced him
back into the cab, they following.
Then they bound, gagged and blindfolded
him, the cab keeping on what seemed its
interminable conrse tbe while, under which
circumstances Mr. Perrien was unable to
keen any idea of locality in his mind.
Finally he was removed from the cab to a
room where his captors released him from
his bonds, and, covering him with revolvers,
forced him to write the check, promissory
note and letters. The latter were dictated
from type-written copies in the hands of his
captors, who remained masked and dis
guised. Mr. Perrien was not further dis
turbed till late this afternoon, when bis cap
tors informed him that "their game was
up," but that "they would get him next
time."
Bounced Oat on a Street Corner.
He was then rebound, gagged and blind
folded and conducted from the room. Their
course seemed to lay over a plowed field,
after passing which they entered a cab and
another long, roundabout drive was com
menced. At last Mr. Perrien was unloosed
and thrust from the cab in a dazed condi
tion, and before he recovered himself the
cab bad disappeared.
He finally located himself as being at tbe
corner of "Myrtle street and 'Thirteenth
street He boarded a Myrtle street oar and
was shortly home, when he reoited the
'above story. His person was not harmed
in any way, the valuables he had with him
not being touched. He was furnished with
.good food and treated with consideration
during his captivity. His story is accepted
as absolutely reliable, and tbe police are
making every effort to locate the perpetrat
ors of the outrage.
DAMAGING TO STEVENS,
BEP0ET OH THE CHAB6SS OF CH00KSDr
NESS AT CmciHNATI.
The City Controller Declared Guilty of
Malfeasance in Office Much to Condemn
In the Boodle Board of Improvements
Warranting Gov. Campbell's Action.
rsrxci.z. tii.ecb to tub DzsrTCii
Columbus, March 20. The report of the
joint legislative committee investigating
tbe charges of crookedness against certain
of the members of the noted Cincinnati
Board of Public Improvements, was sub
mitted to both branches of the Legislature
to-day. Regarding the City Council, the
committee, while believing the evidence
placed before it, or whioh they could bring
before it, would not justify it in making any
finding, either as to the guilt or innocence
of members of the City Council, and while
the evidence elicited was not suffioient to
warrant a finding of corruption, still that
which was produced, especially as to tbe
above case, was of such a character, without
rebuttal, as to leave the latter in much
doubt and uncertainty.
It was ascertained that Controller Stevens
was intebted to tbe city in the tin tag deals
in $5,780. This transaction, in the opinion
of the committee, clearly convicts Controller
Stevens of malfeasance in office. As to the
board, they find the evidence was largely
hearsay. Persons who had charged mem
bers of tbe board with corrupt acts were un
nble, when under oath, to give facta to sub
stantiate their charges or suspicions.
Writers for newspapers, who had written
articles accusing three members of the
board of crookedness and corruption,
failed to give testimony to corrobor
ate their accusations. Therefore the
committee believes the testimony falls to
sustain the charges of malfeasance, corrup
tion and general crookedness made against
the members of tho board, but does not re
lieve them of having committed acts of in
discretion, unwise and censurable, which
gave tbeir opponents and cVitics a pretext
to insinuate wrongdoing and formulate
charges, thus influencing the public mind.
The existing conditions from August un
til the board was legislated out of ofhcg,
wonld, in the committee's opinion, have
warranted the Governor in taking'summary
action bad the power ot removal been vested
in him.
CARPENTER tells somo good stories
about famous men in THE DISPATCH to
morrow. ,
THAT LEAGUE C0NTE1BTJTI0K.
President Gleason Says That, if Made, It
Was Unauthorized.
New York, Jxlarch 20. The following
was issued to-day:
New York, March 20. 18M.
To Whom It May Concern:
In tbe report of the Cooper Institute meeting
to receive the Farnellite envoys appears con
tribution of 500. "Irish National League,
through James Gilmartln, Treasurer." If
made, such contribution presents a gross viola
tion of overy principle of honor and honesty,
and requires a fall explanation. The money in
question wan raised bv the EigbtlijWard branch
of Hm I risb .National League about two years
agd, .inalield by its treasurer ever since. It
was subscribed for regular League purposes,
and for no other object Mr. Gilmartin has no
moro right to hand it over to the Parncll envoys,
or any other Irish faction, than he has to con
vert it to his own use. When, months ago, the
officers of this branch were requested to forward
this money to the Leagur, the statement was
made tbat their members desired to make up
$1,000 before sending it As President of the
Municipal Council, I have, this day sent a
formal protest to tbe President of the Eighth
ward branch. Dr. Philip E. Donlan and tbe
Treasurer. James Gilmartin, against this
money being used for any purpose except tbat
for which it was subscribed for the uso of the
Irish National League of Ireland; not for a
faction, but for the League.
Patrick Gmason,
President Municipal Council, Irish National
League.
DAITGHTEES OF THE EEV0LUTI0H-,
The Chicago Chapter of the New Ladles' Or
ganization Is Formed.
Chicago, March 20. The Chicago
Chapter of the Daughters of the American
Revolution was organized to-day The
meeting was held to-day in tbe Directors'
room, World's Fa'r headquarters, and the
constitution was signed by 42 ladies who had
qualified for membership.
Only descendants ot men who participated
in tbe Bevolntion as soldiers or sailors, civil
officers or rendered material aid to the cause
of independence as a'recognized patriot, are
eligible. The object of the organization is
to preserve family records and traditions re
lating'to the Revolution for future history
and literature.
UNCLE SAH OWES THE BAKES.
Pensions and tho Belundlng of Now York's
Direct Tax Causes the Deficit
New York, March 20. The sub-Treasury
was to-day a debtor at the Clearing
House to the amount of 53,040,847. This
heavy debtor balance was mainly caused by
the presentation of a check drawn by the
United States Government in favor of
David B. Hill, Governor of the State of
New York, for $2,253,000, tbe draft being
the refunding of the direct tax in accord
ance with the law passed at the last session.
The rest of the debtor balance was caused
by heavy pension payments.
ACTOE FSAYHE AT BEST.
His Remains Are Burled in Chicago Under
Knights of Pythias Auspices.
Chicago, March 20. The fnneral ser
vices over the remains of the late Frank L"
Frayne were held to-day at Hooley's Thea
ter. There was a large attendance of
theatrical people. Past Grand Chancellor
A. E. Haskell, of the Knights of Pythias,
Indianapolis, delivered an appropriate ora
tion. Many floral tributes were received from
professional friends in other cities. The
interment was in Mt Greenwood Cemetery,
under Knights of Pythias auspices.
COMHUTED FOB EXTBADITION.
The Toledo Alleged Forger in Manitoba
Will Appeal.
Winnipeg, March 20. J. B. McCart
ney, of Toledo, was to-day committed for
extradition on charges of having committed
forgery of notes on M. J. Cooaey, of- To
ledo. McCartney will appeal the case to a fnll
court, which meets ,in May, but in the
meantime must remain in jail.
Snow Falling In Iowa.
Marshal-town, I., March 20. The
heaviest snow storm of the season has pre
vailed here "this afternoon and evening,
thongh the snow melted tapidly. Telegra'pn
business was nearly paralyzed.
LIFE In the South Seaa is an exquisite
poem, according to Robert Louis. Stevenson.
Another of his charming letters in THE
DISPATCH to-morroir. -
PAGES.
BIG GAME OF BLUFF
Now Being Played Dy the Leaders
, of Both the Irish Factions.
PAKNELL IN NO HUBBY TO BESIGN.
Tho
Special Election for SHjo Is
Absorbing His Energies.
Koir
MICHAEL DATITrs STE0HG LAKGDAGE
t 1ST DUSLAfS CABLE COMFA WT.l
LonIjok, March 20. The question of
most interest in connection with Irish poll
tics now is, will Mr. Parnell accept the
challenge of Mr. Maurice Healy, resign his
seat and appeal to his constitnents for a re
election? It'was stated in the lobby of the
House of Commons last evening that Mr.
Parnell would pursue this course and soon
apply for the chiltern hundreds, but this is
doubted, especially in anti-Parnellite circles
in Dublin, where tbe Parnell organs are
saying that their leader's challenge was to
the effect that Mr. Healy should resign his
seat and seek re-election, but that he did
not offer to put his own popularity to the
same test
This is incorrect. What Mr. Parnell ac
tually said was: "I have always been will
ing from the first to submit myself toyonr
judgment. I say to-day to those who talk
glibly of driving me out of public life and
out of Ireland, that I am willing to go to
my constitnents to-morrow if my colleagues
in the representation should do so."
A Good Deal of Bluff All Around.
The Dublin Evening Telegraph, a Parnell
organ, in commenting on the subject said:
"We have not tbe smallest doubt bnt tbat
tbe senior member for the city of Cork will
be perfectly ready to abide by his expres
sion of willingness to appear before bis con
stituents, but for Mr. Parnell to take the
slightest notice of tbe epistle now thrown
before him as if his correspondent were a
scullion instead of a solicitor, and as if
Irish politics, so long as they include
Healys, were to be conducted after the
manner of business at Billingsgate, would
be too great an indignity." There is prob
ably a good deal of "bluff" being indulged
in on both sides.
Mr. Michael Davit t, in an interview with
a press correspondent to-day, contemptu
ously referred to what he classes as Mr. Par
nell's "bluff" Mr. Davltt said that he did
not intend to be a candidate in an election
in the division of Cork City, which Mr. Par
nell now represents. Mr. Davitt added tbat
two reasons caused him to make this deci
sion. "The first" said be, "Is that Mr.
Parnell will not resign, for he knows that
If He Does Resign He Will Be Beaten
should he come forward for re-election. The
second reason is that I am not anxious to
enter Parliament now or in the future,
though I am unw'illing.to bind myself to re
main in this frame of mind for all time.
The Parnellites arranged a' meeting
at Cork for St Patrick's Day, when
according to custom, the temperance socie
ties, Ancient Order of Foresters, tbe differ
ent trade societies, etc, marched in pro
cession through the streets. Mr. Parnell
seeing tha great .stir, and contrasting his
present reception with his past receptions,
was indnced to issue his challenge to Mr.
Healy. He is now anxious to back ont
The Freeman' Journal is .helping him to
wiggle out' of the difficulty. Mr. Parnell
himself discouraged tha idea of running a
labor candidate in Cork, when asked for his
opinion regarding the matter, because he
feared that with 4 labor candidate his party
might lose tbe seat I believe tbat Mr.
Gladstone was perfectly truthful wben he
said that the liberal leaders never discour
aged labor candidates."
Referring to Mr. Parnell's delegation to
the United States, Mr. Davitt said: "The"
gentlemen composing Mr. Parnell's deputa
tion to the United States estimate that 30
per cent of the Irish Americans areTsupport
ing Mr. Parnell. This estimate is greatly
exaggerated, the number should be nearer 3
per cent I will not believe that $4,500 was
subscribed at the meeting in Cooper Union
last night until i. count the money myself.
It is very easy to write up a meeting.
A Former Meeting In America.
"I have a recollection during my own ex-perience-of
a meeting held in Cooper Union
Hall which was said to have been attended
by 3,000 persons wben only 500 were present
By far the greatest number of Irishmen in
England are against Mr. Parnell. Out of
300,000 Irish in London, Mr. Parnell only
received 500 names. The Parnellites will
not be able to change the situation of affairs
in North Sligo. Mr. Parnell's candidate,
Alderman Dillon, will be beaten
by 2,000 votes. My advice to the working
men is to abstain from strikes for three
years, to organize and to increase tbeir
innds. Then tbey will be in a good posi
tion to place their demands before their em
ployers. The question of land is at the bot
tom of all labor difficulties. If the labor
problem is not solved by legislation then
will be tbe time for workingmen to provide
a remedy by the nationalization of land."
The Pall Mall Gazette to-day, under tbe
heading "Fire Escape Tactics Mr. Parnell
Climbs Down," says: "Mr. Parnell has
made his first really weak move. Conse
quently the Parnellites are greatly em
barrassed and the patriotic are jubilant
Now is it evident that the challenge to Mr.
Healy was a mere bluff."
THE DEAD "AT GIBRALTER
The Captain of the Utopia is Remanded for
Farther Hearing.
Gibbalt-B, March 20. A sad scene,
one of the sequences of '(the Utopia disaster,
was witnessed here to-day. The bodies of
28 adults and three children were interred
together in a trench which had been "dug in
ground specially blessed for the reception of
the remains of the drowned passengers of
the Anchor line steamship. AH the clergy
of Gibralier, the town and garriron officials
and the officers of the British Channel
squadron and of the Swedish man-of-war
Freya, including her commander, together
with crowds of people, were present at the
interment
During the course of the day the diver
from tbe British war vessels recovered tea
more bodies from the wreck of the steam
ship. The bodies ot many of the drowned
were found so firmly clasped together, ow
ing to the desperate .last fight for life, that
it was difficult to seperate them. Captain
McKeague, of the Utopia, who was arrested
yesterday charged with wrongful acts, im
proper condnct and mismanagement, was
formally- charged this morning before a
magistrate. He was remanded for farther
hearing.
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THE SHAH'S TREACHERY.
His Deposed Minister to England Paints 1 1
In Dark Colors.
London, March 20. Malcolm Khan, the
ex-Persian Ambassador here, who was re
cently deprived by the Shah of his titles and
honors; has written a letter to the Times, In
which he declares that he never received
anything but the highest expressions of es
teem, flattery and veneration from the Shah
and his ministers.
Malcolm Khan tben refers to tbe despot
ism of Persia, and savs that it is a fact that
the highest minister of Persia, while be
lieving that they possessed the confidence of 1
their sovereign, often perished suddenly
and ignobly. He further declares that
when he publishes the correspondence which
has taken place between himself and tj
jdtW tilli
Seemingly More Persons Than Rodents Nov
Taking This Article.
Shah and the Persian Government, even his
(Malcolm Khan's) enemies will regcognixe
that his only fault has been that he tried
"perKg too courageously to modify the
peer ' 'tne which has too often darkend
the - Sj'i-'-present administration."
EMPEBOB FBANCIS J0&P -EPABINfJ
FOB HIS ANNUAL AT.
The Feet-Washing Flummery He and His
Empress Go Through Melancholy Sui
cide of a Poor Widow She Also Kills
Her Two Children.
rev DtrKi-AP's casus courxr.i
Paris, March 20. The papers are just
beginning to talk abont the annual flum
mery that the Emperor Francis Joseph in
dulges in at Vienna. On Easter Monday
he gathers together his archdukes, and they
in turn find 12 superannuated but clean old
gentlemen, who are duly washed and per
fumed and set up on' a platform at tha
Hofburg. Then tha Emperor with his
Archdukes walk past these favored and
flavored guests and sprinkles a little water
on their feet, which have been bared and
otherwise prepared for the ceremony. All
this is done with every manifestation of
imperial magnificence, and when tbe Eni
perorreaches the end of his dozen he is con
ducted to the royal bath, where he prepares
for tbe banquet tbat follows.
It is usual for the Empress Elizabeth.to
get some of ber archduchesses together and
find 12 old women, who are treated the same
way, but in the absence of Her Imperial
Highness at this season these 12 respectable
old ladies will have to go unwashed. It has
been determined, however, that, as partial
compensation for this uncomfortable posi
tion, tbey shall be made the recipients of an
imperial bounty.
In melancholy contrast with this imperial
tomfoolery at Vienna is the distressing sui
cide of a poor woman on the Bus de la Yio
torie. whose husband occupied a good posi
tion, and when "e died, a few months ago.
leu a smau sum iornis iamijy, a wiaowana
two children. Tbe widow tried in every di
rection to find some way by which to sup
port herself, but was unsuccessful, and day
before yesterday she spent her last centime
for food. Unaccustomed as she bad been to
such privations, and refined as her educa
tion and former life bad made ber, she was
not willing to appeal to anyone for help, and
yesterday ended this trouble by suffocating
herself and ber two children.
She left three letters explaining her act
One was to some rich relations living in tbe
country, and told briefly of her struggles
and of her inability to provide a living for
herself and children; the second was to the
concierge of the house, thanking him for tbe
help he had given her, and the third was to
the police, begging them not to divulgo her
name or send her body to the morgue. It
may be said to the credit of the police that
they have observed both of these requests.
FIGHTING FOR MUSTAOHEa
A Strike Among French Walters Over
Them. May Soon Result.
raTDtrsLAP's cable coxrAirr.l
Pabis, March 20. Mustaches are just
now agitating Paris. They have been made
the object of noisy meetings and lengthy
manifestos by tbe beardless French waiters.
These people have finally revolted from the
somewhat curious rale, bat exceedingly
sensible one, that prevails in all French
restaurants, French homes and even French
steamships, that no waiter there employed
shall wear a mustache.
Tbe reason for this is simple and rational.
It recognizes tb.3 certainty of a surreptitious
nip or a reviving draught of soup by the
waiter when he visits the kitchen, and it
realizes that some of the remnants of this
hasty meal will cling to the mustache it it's
there, and likely as not percolate into the
order of some dinner. What chances there
may be for tbe restoration of mustaches it is
yet too early to determine.
ANDREW CARNEGIE and other Million
aires contribute for THE DISPATCH to
morrow an interesting symposium on the
question, "Does "Wealth Bring HappInessT"
BROKE UP A MEETING.
Parnellites, Antl-Parnellltes and Police Par
ticipate In an Irish Blot
Dublin, March 20. Sligo was the scene
of a conflict between anti-Parnellites and
Parnellites. The Parnellites had assembled
at a meeting, when they were attacked by
anti-Parnellites, who stoned them and pelted
them with mud, and finally succeeded in
breaking up the meeting.
The anti-Parnellitesalso stoned the police,
who, with batons drawn, came to the assist
ance of the Parnellites, and a general scrim
mage ensued. Atter the Parnellites had
been compelled to retire, their opponents
held a meeting of their own. There was no
farther disorder.
NOT BELIEVED IN BERLIN.
The Report That President Harrison Will
Bole Out German Imports.
BERLIN, March 20. The report that
President Harrison has notified Minister
Phelps that. In accordance with the author
ity conferred by the last Congress, he in
tended to close the ports of the United
States against German imports unless Ger
many speedily abrogates the law prohibiting
the importation of American pork, finds no
credence in German official circles.
.WARSHHfS FROM ITALY.
The Report of Sealed Orders to the
Squadron Semi-Officlally Denied.
Bomb, March 20. It Is semi-officially
denit-d that sealed orders have been sent to
tbe Italian squadron, in consequence of the
lynching of tnell IUlisus at New Orleans,
Saturday last.
THREE CENT& M
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STUCK TO THE TEXT,
New Appropriations Passed by
Councils With Scarcely
Any Change.
PURCHASE0F PARK GROUND
Serionsly Questioned by Mr. Fergu
son, Who Says It Is Illegal.
CONTROLLER MORROW'S WARNING.
He Prop.esles a. Deficit in City Funds t
the Close of the Tear.
ME1IBEES EEG--T HASH ACTION
Both branches of Pittsburg Councils held
special meetings yesterday afternoon and
passed the appropriation ordinance as recom
mended by the Finance Committee, with a
few minor changes. As was anticipated,
the meetings were not allowed to proceed
without a good deal of oratorical cannon
ading, the guns being tamed most fre
quently on Chief Bigelow's park and bridge
clauses. In spite of opposition, however,
the appropriations went through.
Tbe various discussions brought ont more
clearly than ever the extent to which tha
Finance Committee counted on curative leg
islation. Nobody challenged its ideas on
this subject, although several members ex
pressed th emselves as strongly of the opin
ion that some measnres should be taken to
meet the city's liabilities, provided such
legislation should fail.
Common Council took up the ordinance
first The meeting was called for 2 o'clock,
bnt there was no quorum present until an
hour later. Wben the members did arrive
they were not in very excellent humor for
work, as at least half of them were suffering
with severe colds. President Holtiday was
so badly used up that he could only remain
in tbe chair a short time.
The New Appropriation Ordinance Up.
At the opening of tbe meeting W. A.
Magee, Chairman of the Finance Committee,
presented the appropriation ordinance as'
prepared by that body. After the first read
ing of the ordinance Mr. Bigham was called
to the chair. The various items under the
head of estimated expenditures were then
taken up separately.
Interest and tax on city loans, salaries.
Department of Public Safety went through
without comment In tbe Department of
Public Works the first objection came to tha
public lighting item of (175,000, which is an
increase of $35,000. Mr. Ferguson asked
what that was for. The Chair said the in
crease was for new light in the East End and
Soutbside. i
Mr. Ferguson Mr. Chairman, I don't
like this. The Pittsburg Gas Company,
under its charter, is compelled to furnish the
city with 12,000.000 feet of gas without
charge. For ten years the city has ignored
this entirely; I think the whole business is
a fraud.
Mr. Ferguson made no motion, and the
Chair went on with the ordinance. All the
items were approved until that of 1326,
801 40 was reached. Then Mr. Ferguson
raised the point that the city had no right
to spend 1 cent for parks. There was no
law for it, he said, and he moved to strike
out the motion. Mr. Metcalfe seconded the
motion.
Mr. Ferguson Unless I an very much
mistaken, the city has no right to appropri
ate money in this way for the purchase of
park property. The act of May 18,1871,
expressly provides tbat this can only be
done by a vote of the people, and I have
hunted three months in vain tor any act re
pealing that one. Councils are) going
entirely too fast God knows we are in tbe
ruire deep enough now without plunging
headlong'into another great error.
An Accusation of Inconsistency.
Mr. McGoOnigle Sou are not very'con
sistent. You voted for tbe purchase of the
park property, for which $137,600 of this
money is to go.
Mr. Ferguson If I see I have made a
mistake, is it not right that I should try to
remedy my error.
Mr. McGonnigle What vexes me is tbat
when the parcbaie of tbe property from Mrs.
Schenley was made, I plead with teara in
my eyes to have tbe scheme defeated and
Mr. Ferguson was one of the men who
fonght me.
Mr. Ferguson It is common sense to cor
rect an error. You have no argument at all.
As for your being sorry, it'would take a
pretty heavy load to bring your sorrow to
the surface.
Mr. O'Donnell I opposed the park pur
chases, as I thought them unnecessary. But
the city has bought the land and it should
be paid for. I think, though, that the ap
propriation for work on the park should bo
cut down. The' city cannot afford to spend
such money, and Councils had been led to
believe that no such large sum would be
asked for.
Mr. Wright offered an amendment to re
duce tbe park appropriation to $200,000.
Mr. Bigham ruled that Mr. Ferguson's mo
tion must be acted on first Mr. Fergnson
alone voted ave, and the motion was lost
Mr. Wright then renewed his ?200,000 mo
tion. He wanted to know what the $326,
801 40 in the ordinance was for in detail.
Clerk Martin read the report of Chief
Bigelow showing the items. Labor and
material were put in at $103,000, and $23,
000 for bridges, tbe balance being for pay
ments on lands, engineering, etc.
Mr. Wright's motion was lost Mr.
O'Donnell moved to amend by fixing the
appropriation at $250,000.
Mr. Ferguson I want a riling. Hav
we a right to vote away money not author
ized by act of Assembly?
A Baling From tho Chair.
Mr. Bigham The Chair rules tbat wo
have not
Mr. Ferguson Thank you.
No farther attention was given to this
point, and Mr. O'Donnell, made his argu
ment for reducing the appropriation on tha
ground of economy and heavy taxation.
Mr. Msgee explained the work on the
park and tbe appropriation". He said tha
appropriation this year for work on the
park was $16,000 greater than last year, and
out of it must be paid the purchase of sev
eral little pieces of ground to square vp
Highland Park. All the other pieces of
ground ha,d already "been ordered by Coun
cils. Mr. Ferguson I want to warn Councils
that they may appropriate this money if
they choose, but it can never be paid, for it
is illegal. I am tired of this bungling way
of doing business contrary to law. We aro
alreadv in bad enough trouble. Some peo-
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