AUGHT AUD C
The Murderer of Detective Gil
kinson Captured at Home
stead Last Night,
COVERED WITH TWO GUNS,
filzsimmons Gives Up the Fight for
ills Liberty and Surrenders
to Kural Police.
THREATS OF I.TXCHIXG ARE JIADF,
But the Prisoner Is Catcfnlly Guarded
by Four Detectives Sent Out
I'l-cm rittsbnrff.
TlIKEt MOKE OF TIIE GAG ARRESTED.
JltttTery cf All tit Stoltt Jewelry tzi Brttfazg Up
cf a GigcEbc CciEpirecy That Kty
Cost Several Lives.
ESOaSlEO OF TEE IZEFISAEOEB' EZTEEAT
Frederick Carrolton FitZsinimons, the
nraru'erer of Detective Gilkinson, is in the
iiands of the cfiicers at Homestead. He was
arrested shortly alter 9 o'clock last night,
anil there is talk of him resting in the arms
of eternity before the close of the
day if the mob can overcome
the officers. Hundreds of people in Home
Head are in favor of stringing him up.
All day the whole western part of the State
was wild with excitement over the robber's
Woody deeds. Pittsburg and all tbe towns
along the Monongahela Vallev were at
fever heat. Detectives and the police every
where were at work. livery scrap of
information was eagerly listened to,
ljut tin until dark nothing had
been heard of his whereabouts. At 9 o'clock
the Pittsburg police were thrown into the
"wildest state of excitement by the informa
tion that rnzsinimons was cornered in
Homestead. A telephone message brought
this news and also a request for a sistance.
A Giveaway Shadow on the llliiid.
Dr. Gladden, while walking along Fourth
btrect, in Homestead, had noticed a shadow
on the blind at the house of Charles Clark,
at the corner of Fifth avenue and Ann
street. To Dr. Gladden's practiced eye the
Fhadows told him that a woman was dress
ing a wound in a man's shoulder. It at
once flashed across his mind that
the man was Fitzsimmons. A little
further investigation convinced him of the
truth of his conjecture, and he at once sent
word to the police in Pittsburg.
The 9:40 train that left the Pittsburg, Vir
ginia and Charleston Fourth avenue station
carried with it Detectives Shore, Robinson,
Coulsoa and Demiuel. They, however, ar
rived too late to do anvthing more than
cnard the prisoner. The Homestead officers
had already arrested him. Officers McAllis
! tcr and Colvin, of Homestead, knew that
Fitzsimmons had formerly roomed at the
home or Charles Clark, at Fourth avenue
and Ann street. Thev supposed the
man would likely come there if he was
wuuudcd, but did not suspect that he was
already in the house. They were surprised
at seeing the shadows on the blinds, about
the same time that Dr. Gladden first saw
lb cm.
2o Chances Taken liy the Folicc
Knowing the desperate character of the
wan, the cfiicers preferred to wait until
became outside. They sent word to Chief
of Police Ale, who joined them 15 minutes
later. After another wait of about 15 min
ules, they saw a flash of light in the lear of
the house and a form was seen moving in
the darkness. The figure entered an out
house, while the officers dashe J across the
yard. McAllister rushed toward the door,
with both revolvers cocked. Calvin cau
tioned him to take cure, but Chief Ale
said: .
"I'll take the man. dead or alive."
Then the door was pushed in and Mc
Allister, with his two reolvers right under
Fitzsimmons' nose, commanded:
"Hands up!"
"lam 3 our prisoner, take me," was the
only rcsponse.lor he saw4that resistance was
useless.
He was immediately handcuffed and
taken to the station house. The news of the
arrest spread to quickly that a big
rcob was collected at the station
house when the officers arrived there
with their prisoner. There was much talk
of lynching hut just then the Pittsburg offi
cers arrived and the big forms of Coulson
and Shore went a long way toward quieting
the mob and increasing tiie respect for the
law.
l'reparcd to Itun or I'ight.
When the man was searched a big 3S-cali-ber
revolver was found on him, together
with a large sum of money. When it was
counted he asked, "What is the amount?"
and alter he was told, he said, "All right, I
will remember it."
He then -asked for one particular coin
among the, rest to be given back to him,
saying:
"I have carried that coin for 10 years.
It was given to me in Galveston, Tex., and
is my mascot."
To this Detective Coulson only remarked:
"You are unlucfc enough now."
His replv was, "1 don't know about that,"
and Etiu-equent search proved the meaning
of tills remark. Coulson ordered that the
man be undressed so that a better search
couid be made, and sticking in tbe despera
do's shirt was louud a big knife. He looked
very much depressed when this was found,
and it was evident that he had either in
tended using it to secure Lis freedom by an
other murder or to kill himself.
When the second search Mas made the
prisoner stood perfectly nude. livery bone
in his body stood out plainly. His beard is
shaven off and his face is worn and haggard,
and he presents a forlorn appearance. When
he noticed how the officers and leporters
were examining bis worn appearance he re
marked, with a feeble attempt at a smile:
"I have been keeping Lent, strictly."
Itather Afraid of Keing lynched.
He was much excited and feared that he
C
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would be lynched. He rested much easier
when the officers told him they were able to
take eare of him and proceeded to say:
"I came here to-day and made up my
mind that I would not make any further re
sistance. I left my home immediately after
the shooting an'd arrived at Clark's bouse
before it was daylight. My wounds were
dressed "
"What doctor dressed your shoulder?"
was asked, but "I do not remember the doc
tor's name," he replied, and then turned the
subject by saying, "I knew it was no use to
resist any longer."
When he showed his wound one of the
men remarked:
"Murphy has four holes like that in
him."
At this he only smiled and asked how his
wife was, and when told that she would re
cover, he s.iid:
"I am so clad. She is a good woman;
much too good for a man like me. I did
not want to disgrace her any further so I
g.ive myself up. I am a dangerous man,
even if I don't look like it- That is a
smart little girl of mine. I only hope that
she will forget what she has gone through,
and will grow up better than her father. As
for myself I ciin only expect to he lynched."
Protected lij Pittsburg Policemen.
He was, however, assured that the police
would protect him, and although there w.is
much talk about dealing out summary jus
tice, it was believed that the cooler heads
would control the crowds.
After the excitement over the murderer's
arrest, a search warrant for Clark's, bouse,
where Fitzsimmons was found, was pro
cured. Also warrants for the- arrest of
Chailes Clark, his wile, and a young lady,
who are inmates of the same houe, on a
charge of accessory after the factof the mur
der were sworn out before 'Squire Oellner,
oi Eighth street. Officers McAlister and
Calvin were to make the arrest?,
and upon rapping at the door a
window was thrown up and Clark
appeared, asking their business. Upon be
ing asked to open the door he refused. It
was immediately broken in and he was cap
tured in the second story of the house. AH
of tbe doors were barred. Everyone had to
be broken in, and alter a little resistance
Clark, with the two women, was placed in
the lockup.
Fitzsimmons had boarded at the Clark
residence for three months prior to the
Schmitt jewelry robbery. He left there on
February 1, the day following that robbery.
He was well known in Homestead and had
also sold sewing machines for Mr. Dutton of
the Singer Company at McKeesport. There
was no trouble about identifying the mur
derer, and word was at once sent to Detec
tive Murphy, who is now resting at Coul
tersville unti' his wounds heal up. He wns,
howertr, expected to come to Homestead
some time during the night.
SCENE OF THE MURDER.
THE BOBBER'S ST20NGH0LD, WHEEE GIL
KINSON WAS" KILLED.
An Old-Fashioned Farmhouse, Hidden
Away in a Ravine Not Another Dwell
ing in fcicht Entrance Gained Through
Two Deserted Coal Mines.
A better place for seclusion could not be
found in Western Pennsylvania than the
one chosen at Bull's Bun by Frederick C.
Fitzsimmons, tbe robber and murderer. A
steep wooded hill facej the junction of the
Toqghioghen and Monongahela rivers, if
is a half mil on either side before the bluff
is broken by ravines which give an, entrance
to the back, and it requires a tramp of 1J
miles from either one before Fitzsimmons'
stronghold could be reached. The crest of
the bluff is split by another ravine which
leads off from the larger one, so that prac
tically 'two hills intervene between the
Fitzsimmons house and the river. The
(house is ou the Rhoades farm in
what might be termed a gully
for it itoo small to be called a Taller.
Besting there between the two hills it is out
of sight of every human habitation, the
nearest house being tbe Khoades homestead,
which is a quarter of a mile awey.
Surrounded Dy Deserted Mines.
The hills on either side are pierced with
at least a dozen coal mines, many of which
are deserted. Among them are the William
Xeal, the Stone and the Foster mines. Even
the mines which are being worked have de
serted portions which offer magnificent hid
ing places. The only other method of ap
proach to the house, and the one most used
by Fitzsimmons, was by climbing the hill
side by way of a path that leads up about
100 yards above the lerry lauding. The
climb is a steep one to the mouth ot an old
coal mine several hundred feet above the
river. A quarter of a mile of
a walk through this mine brings
one to the first ravine. Alter crossing
this ravine there is another deserted mine, a
quarter of a mile long, that opens out on
the township road above the home of Fitz
simmons. This route, however, can only be
found bv one thoroughly acquainted with
the ground.
The houve itself is an old-style affair
made of rough boards, blackened by age.
The boards run up aud down. There is no
weather boarding. The house is about 20
feet square and has only two roomsand'an
attic A chimney noes up in tbe center of
the house and a regular old-fashioned stone
one decorates the outside at the west end of
the building. Near it is a "lean-to" coal
shed. The partition runs through the cen
ter of the building, which taces the south.
The room ou the cast side is the bedroom
where Fitzsimmons was lying. It has one
window in the front and one in the rear.
Scene or Gilklnson's Murder.
There are two beds in the room, one in the
center, opposite the fire place, and the other
in the rear. Between the two beds on the
north side was the dresser and between the
bed in tbeTear and the door in the partition
stoou a wasnsiauu. .aearit lay tbe broken
iragmentsof the water set which had been
knocked off in the light. The other room
was the kitchen, which contains a door at
cither end and close beside the partition.
The door in the rear, however, does
not appear to have been used for
some time. It was through the
front door that the detectives entered and
they had to cross the kitchen to the lear to
the door of the bedroom, whicbT is beyond
the center chimney. Gilkinson was evi
dently on the lelt ot Murphy, and was shot
in the doorway by ritzsimmons, who was
then sitting on the side of the bed in the
center of the room. It was evident that the
detective had staggered about after receiv
ing the death-shot and then fell on the rug
before the fireplace. The rug is saturated
with blood. There is blood on the carpet in
different parts cf the room, and the place is
generally torn up, which proves the storv
of Detective Murphy's fight with the mur
derer and his wile.
The Bnllding Scarred by Ballet Holes.
The only other marks are the bullet holes
in the house. There are two holes in the
only window in the kitchen, which is almost
opposite the door into the bedroom. There
was a hole in both the upper and the lower
sash, and one in the side of the wall near
the northwest corner. The balls might have
either been fired by Fitzsimmons from the
bedroom or by Murphy from the front door.
Another ball was found imbedded beside
the iront door, and it is not known whether
it was from someone on the outside who had
been following the officers or by Murphy
when he was ieaving the house.
Hundreds nl people visited the scene of
the murder yesterday, hut most of them had
to content themselves with a view from the
outside Constable Wciz:r was in charge
of the place, and admitted only a few peo
ple! The most wonder was manifested over
the carpets and the oak furniture, which
were hardly in keeping with the weather
beaten outsideatppearance of the house, with
the gaping hole in the foundation, which
had been torn away so that a search for the
murderer conld be made under the house.
The two big chests which were said to con
tain some of the stolen silks were also ob
jects of curiosity. The supper table was
also standing there untouched.
GOT ONTO THE GANG.
A WELL ORGANIZED BAND OF BOBBERS
AT LAST ON THE BUN.
Reputable Business Men of Pittsburg and
Other Places Implicated in Systematic
Kobbcries Finding or Jeweler Schmitt's
Goods Hid in a Hollow Stump.
The tracing up of the case by Detective
Gilkinson which eventually cost him bis
life, developed the story of an organized
gang of robbers whose methods were so
shrewd and well carried out that it took
months to get a clew. County Detective
Beltznoover, who spent most of tbe day at
the scene of the murder, said yesterday
afternoon:
"Fitzimnions was not the only man whom
Detective Gilkinson was alter. In fact, he
had in his possession tbe facts which would
have soon led to the arrest of an organized
gang ot crooks. There are several reputa
ble business men in Pittsburg mixed up in
the affair, and Gilkinson had an elegant
case against them.
"A careful search of the house and sur
roundings resulted in the finding of a latge
quantity of stolen goods, consisting of silks,
laces, jewelry and other valuables. In a
hollow stump near the house a satchel was
found containing about 40 gold and silver
watches nnd various kinds ol jewelry, sup
posed to be the goods taken from
Jeweler Scniitt at Homestead. This
valise had been under tbe bed
in tbe room where the shooting took place,
and was splashed with the blood of the dead
detective, who fell near it. When Fitz
simmons fled from the house he probably
carried the valise with him, and afterward
concluded to hide it in the old stump.
"In the valise we also found a copy of the
will of Robert Fitzsimmons, of Brock
ville, Ont., tather of the mur
derer, who died in December last.
The will gives to Frederick Carrolton Fitz
simmons several pieces of property and
58,000 in cash. It was the settling up of the
estate that recently took Frederick up into
Canada. According to the papers found
in the satchel the murderer's lather must
have been very wealthy.
"Gilkinson was determined not to be beaten
on this case. When employed by Jeweler
Schmitt to trace up the stolen property, ho
bad worked on it only 12dnys when Schmitt
took him off. Gilkinson continued working
on his own account, and finally was able to
assure the jeweler that he would be suc
cessful. The property was traced to Phila
delphia and Harrishurg, as already de
tailed in these columns, and Gilkinson at
length rounded up his man, only to meet
death at his hands."
BROUGHT TO PITTSBURG.
IrTQUZST BEGUN ON THE REMAINS OF
DETECTIVE GILKINSON.
The Murderer's Companion Xot at All Talk
stive A Well Trained -tittle-Girl Tho"
Coroner Breaks tho Sad New. to tho
Detective's Widow.
The body of Detective Gilkinson was
brought to Pittsburg yesterday tnorniug,
and taken to the morgue, where it lay all
dy. In the afternoon Coroner McDowell
imp-neled a jury composed of the following
gentlemen: Scott Dibert, W. It. Succop,
Joseph T. Miller, It. F. Bigham, George E.
Filson and H. Grant Miller. A post-mortem
examination was h:ld by Drs. McCandless
and Black. It was found that two bullets
bad entered the head at the left temnlc
within half an inch of each other. One
ball lodged in thebrain and the other passed
clear through the head, coming ont in the
rear. Another bullet had penetrated the
right wrist, passing along the bone of the
arm and coming out at the elbow. After
viening the body the jury adjourned until
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock, when
the inquest will be held.
The news of the murder was kept a secret
from Mrs. Gilkinson until yesterday, when
Coroner McDowell, who was a warm friend
of the dead detective, wentdown to Coraopo
lis and broke the news to her as gently as
possible.
She at first would not believe her husband
was dead, but as the terrible circumstances
of the affair gradually dawned upon her the
bereaved young wife burst into tears and
could not be comforted.
Arrangements lor the Funeral.
Kind friends have taken upon them
selves to assist in the arrangements for the
funeral, which will probably be held to
morrow. Coroner McDowell had the body
placed in a handsome casket, and during
the evening hundreds of people visited the
morzue to look at the dead man. Detective
Gilkinson had many friends in Pittsburg,
and his death was the cause of general com
ment about the city yesterday. Late last
night the body was sent to the home of the
deceased at Coraopolis.
At 1 o'clock in tbe afternoon County De
tective Beltznoover and Detective Perkins
came down from McKeesnort, bringing with
them Lucy Fitzsimmons, the wi.e ot the
murderer, who aided so materially iu the at
tack ou the detectives. She was seated in the
jail office, nursing her risht arm, which had
been injured by a ball lrom Detective JMtir
dIiv's revolver. Beside her was her little 5-ycar-old
daughter, who n as charmed oy the
singing of hymns back in the cellroom,
where religious seiviccswere being held at
the time, and chattering gaily about "what
a nice church it was."
A Decidedly Unprepossessing Creole.
Tbe woman is not.very prepossessing in
appearance. She is a Creole, coming from
Louisiana, and speaking with a decidedly
Southern accent. A pair of black, glisten
ing eyes and a hard, cold looking month tell
more of her character than even the events
of the past two days. The little one was
very talkative, except on the subject of her
home and lather, replying to any questions
about them with a wise shake of her little
head. The woman would talt hut very
little.
Fitzimmons was in Brockville, Ontario,
ou toe ICth of this month. When he came
back he was in a bad humor over not gettiug
as much of his father's estate as he wanted,
and he has been out of sorts ever since. He
said several times he did not care what be
came of him.
Concerning the circumstances ol the shoot
ing Mrs. Fitzsimmons refused to say any
thing. FITZSIMMONS A PEBFECT TEBR0B.
Colonel Mooro Was Shocked When
He
Heard of the Gilkinson Murder.
Colonel W. D. Moore was seen at the
Duquesne yesterday. "I knew Gilkin
son well," he said. "He was one of the
best and most intelligent detectives in the
city. Before he started on that
fatal trip on Saturday, he came
to my office to give me a rec
ord in another case. He was in a good
humor, and when he bade me good-bye I
Continued on Sixth page.
PLAYING BOTH ENDS.
Charged That Foster, Blaine's Secret
Envoy t6 Madrid, Is in
THE PAT OF SPAIN AND AMERICA
Using His Position to Advance Worthless
Claims on the Treasury.
A FORMER FRIEND TURNS UPON HIM
trnoM A ETxrr correspondent.!
Washington, March 22. The selection
of Mr. John W. Foster as special envoy fo
Madrid to negotiate a reciprocity treaty
with the Spanish Government was a very
secret affair, and there is no doubt whatever
that Mr. Blaine intended to have it un
known?" But the matter leaked out, and
everybody knows now that -Mr. Foster has
gone to Spain to negotiate a reciprocity
treaty, and tbe knowledge of the fact leads
to much, adverse criticism of the appoint
ment Men who know Colonel Foster well, and
who understand thoroughly the relations
between Spain and the United States as
well as the relations which Mr. Foster bears
to the Governments of both countries, de
clare that the appointment was a very im
proper one. No man could be more out
spoken on the subject than Mr. Nathaniel
Paige, -of this city. Mr. Paige is an inter
national lawyer of reputation and enjoys an
extensive practice embracing large Spanish
claims.
Charges of a Grave Nature.
He is a life-long Republican in politics,
anu is, or has been, a strong supporter ot
Mr. Blaine. The charges which Mr. Paige
makes against Colonel Foster are very grave,
considering the delicacv of a diplomat's
position, and should certainly be thoroughly
examined by Secretary Blaine. With a
view to securing absolute accuracy, Mr.
Paige to-day dictated the following state
ment to The Dispapch correspondent:
lam, in a measure, responsible for the selec
tion of Foiter by President Arthur for tho
position of Minister to Spain, ilo obtained
tbe Spanish mission almost wholly through my
efforts. It occurred in this way: AHnbu had
business with tho State Department and the
Legation at Madrid were anxious to
have a man there who conld speak
the language of the Spinish court.
Mr. Caleb Cushing and Mr. James Itussell
Lowell were ery accomplished Spanish
scholars and proved highly acceptable to the
court of Spain. They were successful in con
ducting nearly all the business intrusted to
them. After them other men were sent there
f high character and distinction, such as
Vice President Hamlin and General Fairchild,
of Wisconsin. But as tho American claims
against Spam, arising out of the confiscation
of property belonging to American citizens in
Cuba during the rebellion in that island, were
not pressed vigorously then, these ministers
had very little to do.
History of the First Appointment.
When Air. Foste. was. first selected for the
Spanish mission 1 perhaps had more interests
involved, more at state, than any other atior
ney in Washington. I was, therefore, extremely
anxious to have the best possible man selected
for that mission, I went to Now York and saw
General Grant, who was familiar with all the
questions at issue between Spain and the
United States, nearly all of them
having originated during his admin
istration, and asked hiin if he kenw
of an) one who ho thonzht would uiako a cood
Minister. He mentioned two men, both of
whom I objected to.
General Grant then said: "Very well, if
neither of theo men will do go to Mr. Hamil
ton Fish and ask hlin who would be a cood
man."- Instead of going tc-Mr.VHaiml ton-Fish'
I went to his son, Hamilton Fish, Jr., i bom
I Knew very well, and requested him to asl
bis father, who was the best man for the mis
sion. Tbe ex-Secretary, on reflection, eatd he
knew of but one man who spoke the language
who was in anyway fitted for the place.and that
man was John" V. Foster. Knowing but little
about Mr. Foster, and nothing against him. 1
went to General Qrant and told him that we
had settled upon Mr. Foster. "Very well."
said he. "I will write to President Arthur at
once." lie was al was s very prompt, and he
immediately sat down and wrote a letter to the
President.
Very Willing to Take the Plum.
I was also requested to see Sir. Foster on my
return to Washington'and ask him if he would
accept the mission in case it was tendered him.
On my way to bis residence 1 met him on the
street and told him 1 thought he could go to
Snain as United States Minister if he desired
to do so. and I asked him to let
mo know in tho morning if he could go.
The next day he came to my office
and said it would give him pleasure to accept
the mission if tendered by the President. Iu a
few davs it was tendered him, his nomination
was confirmed by the Senate and a few weeks
thereafter ho sailed for Europe. I followed
him Eoon.
I discovered that while he was apparently
faithful to tbe instructions be bad received
from tbe Becretary of State he was really ab
sorbed m tho ambition to havo created a
mixed commission for tho settlement of
American claims against Spain, a commission
like that before which many of these cases had
been pending for 13 years. I did not interfere
in the slightest with what he wa doiog, hut
continued to observe him. Several mouths
parsed and he accomplished nothing.
Ho was at that time, I have been told by a
highly respectable gentleman, tbe attorney of
several large Spanisb claims against the United
States. Whether these reports which came to
me were strictly truo or not I cannot tell, but
the story as I unfold it would seem m some
measuro to confirm tbe reports.
A Change In Ministers.
Time passed on and Mr. Cleveland became
President, and Mr. Bayard. Secretary of State.
Mr. Cleveland selected a most excellent man,
Eev. Dr. Curry, of Richmond, for Minister to
Spam. I weut to Madrid and was In that city
all winter while Mr. Cnrry was there. He
proved faithful and efficient. Jir. Uurry suc
ceeded in getting several of the most important
cases settled. Spain promised to pay a stipu
lated sum of money within a specific time. I
congratulated Mr. Curry upon his brilliant suc
cess, and returned to Paris highly gratihcd.
One morning while at breakfast In Pans I re
ceived a cable from Washington saying that
the Spanish Mluister had called upon an emi
nent lawyer in Lew York, and stated that
Spain would not pay the sum of money she had
agreed to pay until one large claim against the
United State, represented by John w. Foster,
v.&3 paid. I was furious, and rushed to tbe
cable office aud wired ex-Senator Coakling.
Following the cable that I received from Wash
ington a letter came to me from the law
yer referred to giving a detailed account of a
visit from tbe Spanish Minister, and repeating
almost the exact language of the cable origi
nally received.
I sent at once to Mr. Curry at Madrid the
original cable and the letter from the lawver.
Mr. Curry replied to me on the day of its' re
ceipt, saying that tho lawyer seemed to bo
under the impression that not only was the le
gation of the United States at Madrid in bis
private office, but the Stato Department at
Washington also; and he added that 1 need not
have t)ic least apprehension about the god
faith of Spain and tho payment of the money.
Foster Spoiled the Settlement.
But it did not so result. The Spanish Minis
ter and Mr. Foster had done their work well.
They prevented payment of that money
throughout Mr. Cleveland's administration,
and now we are having a struggle for it tinder
this administration. Last summer, on taking
up a New York paper, I read a telegram from
Pans, saying that John W. Foster had been se
lected by Mr. Blaine for the Spinish mission.
Strange way to announce it. by way of Pans.
I at once sent word to .Mr. Blaine that if Mr.
Foster's name went to the Senate for continua
tion as Minister I would place bciore the Com
imttce on Foreign Affairs all my letters and
telegrams in relation to air. Foster's intrigues
during Mr. Cleveland's administration. Mr.
Foster's name never went to tho Seuato as
Minister to Spain.
last week I took up the papers and saw that
Mr. Blaine had selected Jir. Fo3ter as tho
most proper person to negotiate a treaty or
reciprocity with Spain. What an insult to the
Minister already iu Madrid! What would Mr.
Cushing or Mr. Lowell have said it any one bad
neen sent to tbem to do their work? Mr.
Grubb, our present Minister, is a polished, ac
complished gentleman, I understand. If ho is
not competent to negotiate a treaty he is not
competent to be Minister.
An Attorney In Spanish Employ.
The situation is just about tblsf Mr. Foster,
it the Spanish Minister told the truth, is coun-
sel for large claims against the United States,
which werejcarefully examined by Secretary
Bayard and thrown out of tbe State Depart
ment as wholly unfounded and unjust. It is
very strong language to use, but the
fact seems to be that an adjudicated
bnsiness, as ranch so as tho jndsinent
of a law court, was blackmailed by claims un
settled and unrecognized by the United States,
through tbe Spanish Minister and John W.
Foster.
I have no feeling against Mr. Blaine at all.
I have spent thousands, of dollars, as I can
prove by receipts from the Union Leaguo Club
and other clubs, in his personal cause, and I
never asked an office or tho slightest official
consideration from him. ,
"I submit," said Mr. Paige iu conclusion,
"that if my statements are true Mr. Foster
was not the proper man to send to Madrid
on a diplomatic mission in the interest of
the United States and should be recalled
forthwith."
EULOGY OF SHAKESPEARE.
A LECIURE BY E0BEET ING2BS0LL ON
THE BABD OF AVON.
Tho Great Dramatint Did His Share Toward
Widening tho World Ills Work Greater
Than That of Painter or Sculptor A
Tribute to liarrett.
rSmCIAt. TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCIM
New York, March 22. Colonel Kobert
G. Ingersoll lectured to-night at the Broad
way Theater for the benefit of the Press
Club building. His subject was ''Shakes
peate." The buildings was packed to over
flowing. Previous to the lecture Colonel
Iugersoll paid a warm tribute to the memory
of his friend Lawrence Barrett. Ingcrsoll's
lecture was read rapidly from manuscript,
and occupied over an hour aud a half in its
delivery.
"Shakespeare," he said, "was so great I
feel as though I am endeavoring to grasp a
globe so large that I cannot obtain any hold.
At the time of Shakespeare's birth Europe
was emerging from the darkness oi the bar
barous Middle Ages. He was born 72
J ears after the discovery of America. The
world was widening in every direction, and
he did his share to fill it. His was a work
greater than that of tbe painter or tbe
sculptor. It was more than the sum of all
that came before it; it is greater than all
that has come since. 'Hepreparcd the stage
for the future. He wa'siiot a copyist, but a
creator.
Famine tends to make menjthink of creeds.
With prosperity comes joy and leisure, and
the beautiful is born. The birtb of Shakes
neare came with an awakening of the world.
There has been no great play since written.
It never occuired to Shakespeare to go to the
unnatural. He never thought about writing
a play in-which a wife's lover becomes jeal
ous of her husband.
"He, above all things, idealized, because
he was a genius. Your realist is but a
copyist,an imitator. They are to the true poet
.and dramatist what a stone is to a statue;
.what painting is to piint."
M'ttUEABY IN YOBK STATE.
.lie Preaches on Theological Absurdities and
,r Cjuotes From a Novel.
J rtPEflAL TELEOKAM TO THE DISPATCH.'
Jamestown, N. Y., March 22. It is
seldom that a congregation representing so
many shades of opinion is gathered under
one roof as that which greeted ltev. Howard
MacQuearyat the Iudependcnt Congrega
tional Church this morning. The text was
taken from the fifty-second verse of the
thirteenth chapter of Matthew. Dr. Mac
Queary said:
In a recent and nowerfui novel I find theso
5-wni"vIe--'TnThn ifna.lT H.T'Aifa ltjnlrA-v.iTa
gets iu light from tho past. 'It is based on a
revelation long since closed. The reconcilers
give away their whole case and then tbevvow
tbey have got it only it is covered up. Their
premi.es and conclusions are not even blood
relations.
Dr. Ma.cQueary proceeded to then show
the absurdity of supposing the story of the
garden of Eden and the creation of the
world in six days to be a literal statement
of facts. He relerred to tbe fact that in
some respects the Koran was similar to the
Bible, and closed as follows:
In all this, however, there is no attack on tbe
faith; no attempt to destroy the Bible, but
simply an earnest effort to understand ir,
and make it square as far as possible with
facts discovered in other fields of investiga
tion. I repeat, therefore, that we should be
thanked Instead of denounced aud nuated and
hounded by professing Christians.
STILL DEBITING IT.
Blair Has Not Made Up His "Mind About tho
Chineso Mission.
1CPEOIAI. TELEQKAX TO TUB DI8PATCU.1
New Yokk, March 22. Ex-Senator
Blair, of New Hampshire, appointed by the
President to the Chiuese Mission, was at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel to-day. He had come
from Washington to ohin-cbin with John
Hussell Young upon the duties of tbe place
and the needs of Americans in the Chiuese
Empire. Mr. Young, himself, was a candi
date for the mission and had a strong back
ing, but Mr. Blair had the call. Mr. Blair
had never met Mr. Young, and so he intro
duced himself as Mr. Young Walked through
the corridors in search ot him. Then the two
retired to Mr. Blair's apartments upstairs.
Mr. Blair told a reporter that he did uot
know whether he would accept the mission
or not.
"I am debating the question," he said,
"and meanwhile the American inter?itsiu
Cnina are not suffering. The present Min
ister is most comuetent to look alter our in
terests. There is no hurry about my decis
ion. Yes, I know that my Chinese speeches
have been lecalled and reprinted, aud there
is no doubt I made the speeches. I have
not talked officially with the representatives
of the Chinese Empire in this countrf, but I
don't believe my speeches will exertany in
fluence on the present situation."
HIGH JINKS EXPECTED
When Connecticut's Legislature Conies
Together on Tuesday.
trrnx. tjixmjiiaij to th dispatct.i
HARTroitD, March 22. Lively times are
expected at the Capitol ou Tuesday, when
the Legislature convenes, and a serious col
lision may occur between Nicholas Staub,
the Controller, and Acting Governor Bulke
ley. Staub is very much worked up over
the smashing of one of the doors in the hall
ot Representatives, which was done bv or
der ot Governor Lulkeley. Stanb had given
orders that the door, should be locked aud
opened by his orders oulv.
In an interview to-day Mr. Staub said
that he was custodian ot the Capitol and
that it Bulkeley did not order that the door
be repaired aud in tbe Inture lelt un
harmed, he would see that Connecticut's
Acting Chief Executive be ejected from the
building.
THEODORE THOMAS AND THE FAIR.
Tho WelMtnown Leader Will Probably Be
Asked to Becoino Musical Director.
Chicago, March 22. Theodore Thomas,
who arrives in Chicago to-morrow morning,
will probably be asKed to accept the position
of musical director of the World's Fair.
This has been recommended by the joint
committee on ceremonies, and the recom
mendation is regarded with lavor by the
Exposition directors.
He will be waited on by a number of the
directors, it is expected, and the whole mat
ter will be talked over at a preliminary in
terview. Prot. William L. Thomlins will
be the choral director, and the choral work
will be carried forward, under the direction
of the Apollo Club. It will include a
great children's chorus of possibly 10,000
voices.
IN BLACK AND WHITE
Prince Bismarck Holds Germany's
Young Emperor in His Power.
LETTERS THAT WEKE NOT BUKNED
And
Which Have Now Been Securely
Placed in Another Conntry.
TIIE KAISER UPON TIIE AXXI0D3 SEAT
TBT DUULAP'S CABLE COMPANT.t
Berlin, March 22. We have tieen pro
vided this week with a scandal of a finan
cial character which may lead to important
political consequences. Hie personage af
fectcd is no other than Dr. Von Boetticher,
who, after Chancellor "Von Caprivi, holds
the highest post in the State. He is "Vice
President of the Ministry aDd Secretary of
State for Home Affairs.
Six years ago Herr "Von Boetticher's
brother-in-law, who was a merchant of high
standing in Dantzif, became bankrupt with
liabilities amounting to ?87,C00. Although
Boetticher himself was not personally im
plicated in his brother-in-law's business
transactions, he tendered his resignation to
the old Emperor. Prince Bismarck, who
was at that time in office, held Dr. Yon
Boetticher in bigb esteem, and not only
prevented his retirement from public lile,
but represented the mattdr to the Emperor
in such a light that shortly afterward the
whole amount of his brother-in-law's liabil
ities was paid, the necessary sum being
handed to the Minister by a high court
official. '
Took It Without Any Questions.
Herr von Boetticher himself declares that
he never knew from what source this money
was derived. Prince Bismarck refrained
from unpleasantly reminding him of the
transaction, and he consequently assumed
that he was indebted to the liberality of old
Emperor William.
Dr. von Boetticher has made the mistake
of proving unfaithful to a man like the Iron
Chancellor, who can prove to be as bitter in
his resentment as he was generous in his
treatment of a subordinate when in the
height of power. Herr von Boetticher, as
the coadjutor of General Von Caprivi, the
present Chancellor, has for some time past
been opposing Prince Bismarck tooth and
nail, and the enmity of the two has now
assumed a personal character.
Prince Bismarck hols many trumps in his
hand and he has played this one by causing
Herr Tramru, who is canvassing for Bis
marck in a Hanoverian constituency, to call
the attention of the Reichstag to the appro
priation of $87,B00 for the personal use of
Herr Von Boetticher.
A Genuine Political Sensation.
The insinuation made is that this sum
was not a gilt from the Emperor William,
but a steal from the Guelpli or secret service
fund. The public indignation aroused is
deep and widespread and may lead to a
break-up of the Ministry, but be that as it
may, it affords a proof that tbe ex-Chancellor
is a man who it is dangerous to trifle
with.
The question of the restoration of the let
ters which the Emperor addressed to Prince
Bismarck is still unsettled. Like lesser
personages, the present Kaiser once com
mitted the folly of writing indiscreet letters
to a friend. This was at the time when
"Unser Fritz" was lying ill at Sau Itemo,
aud influential persons "were urging the
young Prime, who is now Kaiser, to make
a bid for the regency, not from any special
devotion to tbe Prince himself, but to coun
teract the control exercised by the hated
English Princess, his mother.
Prince Bismarck, at best a selfish and in
discreet friend, has since become an enemy,
and in spite of entreaties and threats he re
fuses to give up the letters, which are as Dre
cious to him as their existence is embarrass
ing to the writer.
A Fruitless Bid for the tetters.
I learn that Count Waldersee's recent
visit to Bismarck, which gave rise to so
many political conjectures, was made solely
for the purpose ol inducing the ex-Chancellor
to disgorge the documents. But the
latter is too .old a bird to be caught by glit
tering generalities. His price for tbe let
ters was his return to power.
Count Waldersee was instructed to offer
almost anythins shortof that. His Majesty
was willing to restore Count Herbert Bis
marck to office and give Bismarck's
son-iu-Iaw, Count Kalz.m, the post
of Ambassador at St. Petersburg,
but the ex-Chancellor replied that nothing
short ofCaprivi's head would satisfy him.
He cynfcally added, "You may tell His
Majesty that his letters are not in my pos
session, being safely deposited out o'f the
country. 1 could not, if I.wished, procure
their publication in Germany."'
I think I can vouch for the fact that these
letters together with all the original docu
ments and manuscripts to be used in Bis-
marck's forthcoming memoirs have for the
last six weeks or more, been in safe enstody
in England. Count Herbert Bismarck
carried tbem himself across the channel and
deposited them in the vanlty'of a London
bauker. t
TINGED WITH SOCIALISM.
DIany German Soldiers Imprisoned
for
Keading Tabooed Literature.
IBV DUSLAP'S CABLE COltPAKT.
Berlix, March 22. German Array offi
cers like nothing better than to enlarge on
tbe spirit of insubordination alleged to be
rampant in the rank and file of the English
forces, and they pooh-pooh the idea that
anything of the kind could exist among
their own men. It is nevertheless notorious
that the German Army is largely impreg
nated with Socialism. It has been
deemed necessary, of late tor seareh
all barracks for Socialistic literature
atstate'd intervals, and over 250 men arc at
the present time imprisoned m different for
tresses for being lound in possession of the
tabooed books and journals. The news
papers are prohibited from publishing these
facts, but their existence can easily be
proved.
A Berlin mercnant says that his son, a
sub-lieutenant of infantry, stationed at
Osnabrueck. was recently sentenced to 15
years' incarceration for having in his library
at the barracks the works cf Lassalle, Marks
and Bebel, the contents of which he was in
tbe habit of discussing with a chosen few of
bis comrades.
TBAPPIC IN TITLES.
The German Gang Caught Engaged in It
Aro Acquitted by the Court.
TOY DUNLAP'5 CABLE COMPANY. J
Berlin, March 22. The trial of Maurice
Iteiter and his accomplices for dealing in
titles and diplomas as court purveyors has
resulted lu the speedy liberation of the
whole gang. Tbe court was pleased to as
sume that tbe evidence was not conclusive,
and in order that as little publicity sbonld
be given to the case as possible the trial
was hurried through, as though the
interest ot the monarchy, instead of
the reputation of a lew paltry princes, was
at stake. Keiter left the city immediately
afterward lor Stuttgart, probably to consult
with King Carl, of Wnrtemburg, who
makes a practice of selling decorations, titles
and diplomas whenever he gets a chance.
These chances have been lew and lar be
tween ever since HisMajesty was compelled
to part company with those American ad
venturers a couple of years ago who con
sorted with him in the south of France. He
is now very closely watched, and can hardly
o us
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m hi . vm b-hwr
A SIGN OF THE TIMES.
sign a paper or raise a fiver without Queen
Olga hearing of it, and Queen Olga is not a
lady to be trifled with.
THE UTOPIA DISASTER.
CAPTAIN K'KEAGDE TELLS HOW HIS
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GlBUALTAR, March 22. At tluV ff .
over the second batch of bodies reco-. -d
from the wrecked steamer Utopia, Captain
MeKeague volunteered the following state
ment: After rounding Enropa Point, I headed for
the usual anchorage and ordered half speed.
Two minutes liter I ordered 'Slow" and I
stopped tbe engines between Europa Point
and New Mole Head. I then suddo!y sighted
fhet man-of-war Curlew, and observed the
anchoraee crowded with other ships. I im
mi:ately starboarded tbe helm, there being a
heavy sea and an extremely strung tide.
When the Utopia had half cleared tbo
bows of tho Anson I ported the
helm in order to bring the Utopia's
stern our, but on account of the strong
current, the Utopia was unable "to clear iho
Anson's ram. Owing to the thickness of the
weather 1 could not calculate precisely the
length of the Anson's fore deck, and ignored
the ram. 1 did not know the fleo: was in tbe
bay. The proper lookout, consisting of the
mate and six men was kept, but nobodvsawtbe
Cnrlew or the condition of the anchorage nntil
tha helm was starboarded. We were unable to
anchor behind the rock, because we were run
ning short of coal in consequence of heavy
weather on the voyage.
Tbe first officer testified that it was a diffi
cult position the steamer was placed in, and
that any of the alternatives would have
been, attended with difficulty owing to the
weather and the sea. Both he and the third
officer corroborated the Captain's statement,
and justified the course he took as the bc3t
that could be taken.
The Coroner permitted counsel to address
the jury for MeKeague. The jurv, consist
ing of 23 members, unanimously decided
that the cause of the disaster was accidental.
One hundred bodies were recovered to-day.
The relief committee has collected a sum of
money" for the survivors, 152 of whom have
returned to Naples on board the Assyria.
vVTNDTHORST'S SUCCESSOR.
The Po pe Will Probably Tavor Archbishop
Kopp for tho Leadership.
Berlin, March 23. The report that
Count Ballestrem will become President of
the Center party in the Iteichslag, and that
Herr Von Hcermaun will be chosen for a
similar position in the Landtag is prema
ture. Herr Von Porsch is the most
actiye member of the party, and is the
favorite, but he is too young for a leader.
Tbe recognized ability ol Herr Schoriemer
Alst commends him to many, while Herr
Huene would be a persona grata to the Em
peror. Herr Hachem, ol Cre'eld, is an able
speaker and has energetic supporters.
Archbishop Kopp has been called to Home
to consult with the Vatican on the question
of a choice of leader. The Archbishop will
probably be himself commended by the
Vatican to succeed Dr. Windthnrst, as be
ing the most skilled tactician and tbe ablest
negotiator in the Center party.
GILBERT AND SULLIVAN
Will Not Come Together Again for the Par
pose of Joint Work.
London, March 22. The prospects of
William S. Gilbertaud Sir Arthur Sullivan
again collaborating in bringing about
D'Oyley Carte's productions, a possibility
which was recently looked upon as being
almost a contract entered into, is now be
lieved to have ended where it began in
smoke.. The friends of both the distin
guished authors say that it is impossible to
bring the two former friends together again.
Mr. Gilbert, they say, has made upon his
part all the advances possible under the
circumstances, which advances they add,
have been so coldly received that thev have
widened the breach existing between the
two gentlemen. Mr. Gilbert, in addition
to his serious misunderstanding with Sulli
van, has also had a row with Mr. Alfred
Collier.
THE HOG QUESTION.
Minister Phelps Says Rosk's Threats Will
Prevent a Settlement or It,
BY DtJNLAP'S CABLE COMPASY.
Beelin, March 22. Whenever possible,
the Berlin newspapers give prominence to
the threatening language used by Secretary
Eusk on the hog question, and Mr. Phelps,
on being apnealed to, is said to have admit
ted that such threats can only serve to post
pone the probable reform of German policy
in this matter.
A Prince Come to Grief.
rBY DtntLAP'S TABLE COMPANY.!
Beelin March, 22. Prince Anton Esd
ziwill, the father, and Countess Arnnlcka,
the moher-in-law of Prince George Itadzi
will, have procured an order from the court
at Potsda'm, placing Prince George under
tutelage, on account of his extravagant
mode of living. His racing stables are to
be sold off and, it is understood, that his
creditors will lose everything.
lie Has railed to Appear.
IBY CONLAfS CABLE C011PAXY.I
BEBLIN, March 22. Hundreds of mer
chants have called at the American lega
tion within the last few days to inquire alter
Commissioner Loftier, of the Chicago
World's Fair, who was reported to have ar
rived in Berlin. Up to the present, how
ever, he has failed to put in an appearance.
ITALIANS ABE MOBBED
While Holding a Sleeting to Protest Against
tho Xew Orleans Lynching.
Tkoy, N. Y., March 22. While 150 Ital
ians were holding a meeting here to-night
to protest against the mob's action at New
Orleans, the building was bombarded'with
cobble stones and the meeting broken up
by a mob outside.
Pistol shots were fired, but no one was in
jured. The reserve police force dispersed
the laige crowd which bad gathered.
NOT A L0XG SESSION.
The Legislature Mnnwt Snro to Qnit
Before May is Very !!.
ODTLOOK FOR THE RKYEKUE RILL.
One of the Difilcnllies Found in Trvlny
to lar Corporations.
B0TQ HOUSES TO BE BGSI THIS WEEK
rrr.ow A staff correspondext.i
Hakkiseuhg, March 22. While there
are many predictions as to the probable
length of the session, some even setting the
date of adjournment as far ahead as the last
of May or the early part of June, it may be
safely stated that the Legislature will ad
journ between the 10th and the 15ih of May.
There is no need for the extension ot the
session beyond those dates. The work is
being gradually gotten in hand, and the in
dispensable measures will be pushed rapid
ly through and be out ot the way by that
time.
While it is true that all the bills on the
calendars will not be disposed of before ad
journment, and wonld not be were the ses
sion prolonged two months, yet those not
reached at that time will largely be those
without which the people can get along
very well.
Both Houses will be kept busy this week.
In the Senate tbe calendar enntjins a long
list of general legislation which will likely
be disposed of rapidly.
A Feature That Will Canse a Fight.
Should tbe much talked of bills on frater
nal insurance societies come up they will
cause considerable discussion. The parties
interested are so widely at variance on tbe
question, and it is so difficult a matter to
frame legislation which will weed out the
institutions which border closely on frauds,
and at tbe same time protect legitimate
beneficial societies, that the prospects for
entirely satisfactory action are rather hazy.
One great trouble lies in the fact that some
of those who are pushing the matter are too
strongly prejudiced in lavor of the old-line
insurance companies, and while claiming lo
be only endeavoring to get after the frauds
are really willing to cripple the honest so
cieties which are treuching so largely on
their business.
It is .or this reason that bills emanating
from, or indorsed by the Insurance Depart
ment, are regarded with a degrecof sus
picion, lor the impression is abroad tnat the
department leans a little too strongly to
ward the rcgulapconipanies.
The bill on the Senate second-reading
calendar to provide for a commission for
the Dromotion of uniformity of legislation
concerning marriage, divorce, insolvency,
wills, descent and distribution of property,
forms of deeds and acknowledgments
throughout the Union will likely pass, al
though many doubt whether it would lead
to the desirid results.
The ICeveuuo Bill on the Schedule. -
In the House the revenue bill comes up
in third reading aud final passage. Afterv
the failure to amend it on second reading, it
is not likely tht a further fight will be
made against it The temper ot the House
on this bill was shown so plainly last week
that motion to go into committee ol the
whole for amendment, if made at all, wonld
only hs a sort of filibuitering which its
friends would not tolerate long, and it will
probably go over to the Senate without de
lay. As has been said, it will have a hard'
gauntlet to run there, but the same feeling'
which prevailed in the Hou'e, that taxation
must be equalized somehow, and that this
bill aims to do it, will likely put it through.!
There are many legislators who regard the
bill as faulty, if not fmpracticable, but they
know the people demand relief, and tbey,
will not endanger its passage by attemptsto '
change it.
The roid bill, if it comes up, will lead to
endless discussion. There is no doubt that
a strong feeling is being worked up against
the measure throughout the country dis
tricts. Much, if not all of it, is baseless,
and is being raised forthe purposeof scaring
timid members into voting against it.
While the bill may not be perfect in every
detail, it is a long step in advance, and its
passage would effect a wonderful improve
ment in the roads of the State. All the
talk of increased taxation and salaried
officers has no foundation in fact, nor is tbe
control of the roads taken out of local
bands. Instead of being a radical measure,
it i, in fact, a very conservative one, and its
friends should brace up in its defense. '
Dlfflcallies In Taxing Corporations.
As showing the difhcnltiea attending the
taxatiou of corporations, the case of the
Adams Express Company is a striking ex
ample. This company, doing a vast bus
iness and owning a large amount of property
in the State, has not, until the passage of
tbe general revenue bill of 1889, paid any
capital-stock tax. lis sole contribution to
tbe State treasury has been the tax on its
gross receipts.
It is a sort of limited partnership asso
ciition, formed under the laws of New
Yors, and while its capital invested is esti
mated at $13,000,000, it claims that it has no
capital stock and was. therefore, not tixa
b!e under the act of 1879. The If ew York
law taxing capital stock is similar
to the Pennsylvania act of 1879, and when
the company relued to pav tbe tax assessed
there against it, as it had done here, the
State brought suit. The matter was in liti
gation for some time, but the Superior
Court has jnst decided that it must pav.
Auditor General McCainant was awaiting
this decision, and will now proceed to make
the company settle for the back taxes due
the State from 1879 to 1889.
Under the act of 1SS9 the Adam? Com
pany admits that it is taxable, but in its
return the amount it sets forth as being in
yested in its business iu this State is so ap
parently ont of proportion to its whole
investment, and to tbe business it does, that
the Auditor General is not disposed to
accept It as correct, and this question will
likely go into the courts, too.
Henry Hall.
SIGHTS OF COaaiSBCIAL AGEJTCTES.
Tho south Dakota Supreme Court Makes an
Important Decision.
Sioux Falls, S. D., March 22. A very
important decis'ion was rendered by tha
State Supreme Com t in upholding the con
stitutionality oi the law requiring com
mercial agencies doing business in the State
to deposit ?;0,C00 in cash with the State
Treasurer as a guarantee fund for any judg
ment obtained fur misrepresentation as to
firms' credit.
Bradstreet withdrew from the State after
the law went into tiled, while B. G. Dun
& Co. have foaght tne law, claiming that
commercial agencies come under provisions
of the inter-State act of the Federal Consti
tution, and were not subject to State laws.
The case will be appealed to the United
States Supreme Court.
TO INVESTIGATE A DEATH.
Mrs. Potts Thinks That Her Daughter
Was Killed by the Latter Husband.
AsBDRr Park, N. J., March 22. Mrs.
George Potts, mother of Helen Neihua
Potts Harris, wife of the medical student,
Carlyle W. Harris, trill go to New York to
morroWraorniag at the request of District
Attorney Nicoll, who will investigate tha
cause oi Mrs. Harris' death. Mrs. PotU
thinks Harris killed her daughter. .
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