THIS IS THE SEASON TO SELL AND KENT HOUSES. BUYERS AND RENTER LOOK FOR BARGAINS C THE EVERT MORNING DISPATCH. FORTY-SIXTH To Fully Express the Feelings of the Fierce Combatants in Ireland. SLIGO THE STORM CENTER. McCarthy Members Leave a Hotel in a Body Because Parnoll Was Admitted. A PEACEABLE CATHOLIC PARTI Now the Aim of the Church Dignitaries, and They Are Beady to Segotiate With Lord Salisbury. AH ATTEMPT TO BDU2f A COURT HOUSE WLOt the Judge Wu Buzaaing Up in tie of Ttnu Friscaui iecuti of thi Kiotfrg it Tifjeruy. Trial SPAIN KEEPS LENT IN TEE MOST BIGID HANKER HIT DCXLAF'S CABLE COMFAICT.l London, March 27. The boisterousness of the weather is pat in the background by the riotousness ot the electioneering contest ants. It is claimed by experts in the lan guage that more new epithets have been added to the English tongue during the past six months in Ireland than were ever intro duced at any period heretofore, and a greater Tariety of uses to which the shillelah might be put were discovered than even the most ardent attendant of Donnybrook erer imag ined. The Tory papers are cracking jokes while the contestants are cracking heads. The papers arc sprinkled with this melancholy witticism that the English reader looks upon as sidesplitting, and they are all in spired by the mixed condition or Irish af- fairs. i Some Different Opinions on Dalton. Thej talk about Dalton on trial at Tip perary, while Morley, Dillon and O'Brien solemnly testify that the accused is one of ihe most peaceable men on earth, incapable of violence, and much more likely to hug Eealy than to strike him, but the Tory papers cautiously ask, while Dillon and O'Brien are vouching for Dalton, who will vonch for Dillon and O'Brien? The Hirer Rhine, it is well known. Does wash the city of Cologne; Bat tell us, nymphs, what power divine Shall erer wash the Hirer Bhine r On the other hand, Healy accuses Daltoir- onf of giving him what he calls a"ieIou blow, ana while sympathy or interest excites the comments that are made on either side, the true condition of affairs seems to indicate that "honors are easy." Despite the bitterness, however, of the contest, It would not be a true Irish broil if an occasional laughable incident did not occur, and one of these happened last even inc in Sligo while Parnell was speaking from his window at the hotel. An Incident of the Campaign. An inspiration seized the McCarfhyites, and a number of them rang the fire bell vio lently while a number more rushed into the station and said there was a fire at the Im perial Hotel and they wanted the engine. By this means they obtained possession of the hook and ladder truck, which had among its other appliances an adjustable fire escape, and with a great shout they ran with it through the streets until they reached the botel where Parnell was speaking. Here they quickly unlimbered the ma chine and ran the fire escape up to Mr. Parnell's window. "When this was done the chief offenders in the joke withdrew to the other side of the street and called the at tention of the crowd to the fact that Parnell had another fire escape. They made hilar ious reference to Mrs. O'Shea and altogether they turned the meeting into a roaring farce. The police finally saw the' joke and captured the engine, which they dragged back to the station, followed by a crowd that let off enough witticisms on the trip to supply the O'Connor's new paper with all the jokes he will probably want for the next five years. "Will Not Stay In Ihe Same Hotel. As soon as Mr. Parnell arrived at the Imperial Hotel yesterday evening a number of McCarthyite members of Parliament, in cluding Mr. Sexton and Dr. Tanner, se cretly left and went to another hotel, csrry ing their baggage with them. "When Mr. Parnell and his friends were informed of the action of the McCartbyites at breakfast this morning they chuckled, and Mr. Par nell asked a waiter if the McCartbyites bad paid their Dills. It is announced that Captain O'Shea has brought suit against the Catholic Bishop of the united dioceses of Galway and Kilma duajrh, the Most Her. Francis J. MacCor mack, D. D., and against Canon John O'Mabony, of the Catholic Diocese of Cork. Captain O'Shea sues the two reverend gen tlemen mentioned for alleged libelous utter ances in regard to his relations with Mr. Parnell which have been attributed to the Bishop of Galway and to Canon O'Mahony in the public press. Both. Sides Want the Labor Tote. The Parnellites got up a deputation of Sligo dock laborers in order to give their chief a chance to expatiate on his labor sympathies. Replying to the deputation's address, .air. Parnell declared that ever since he was 21 years of age he had felt keenly for the cause of laborers; that he had encouraged bis own employes to form unions; that he never had any workman in his mines who had struck, and that there had always been perfect aocord between him and his employes. In a subsequent free conver sation, the members of the deputation were charmed by Mr. Parnell and left him vow ing that his candidate should be theirs. Michael Davitt will arrive! the scene to morrow to try to dispel the Parnell glamour. The visit of Archbishop Walsh to Borne to consult His Holiness the Pope, promises BUSINESS Men will find The DISPATCH the best advertising medium. All classes can be reached through Its Classified Adver tisement Columns. If yon want anything 70a cob get it by this method. T COINING NEWWQBDS TEAE. PITTSBUKG, SATURDAY, MAEOH 28, 1891 TWELVE PAGES. THREE OENTa j i ; 1 r - JB to have an important bearing on Irish pol itics. It appears that the Archbishop was secretly summoned to Borne by the Pope, who is becoming anxious lest the outcome of the present warfare between the two Irish factions will be a distinct decline in the power and influence of the Boman Cath olio hierarchy in the Emerald Island. Al though the priests to a large extent are now arrayed on tho side of the McCarthyites and at Sligo are working for them vigorously, neither of the two political parties present a platform that the Bishops can unreservedly indorse. A New Catholic Party Probable. In fact the present warring factions are not as a rule in accord with the papal hierarchy, many of them having attained power in di rect opposition to and by ignoring priestly influences. It is these considerations that have caused His Holiness to concede the idea of a regenerated Irish organization, which might be truthfully if not actively called the United Catholic party of Ireland. Such an organization, the Pope believes, with Mr. Parnell eliminated, and therefore again in touch with the English and amena ble to the influence and counsels of the Vati can would be a pledge he could successfully offer to the British Government for the re newal of diplomatic relations with the Court of St James, that he so much de sires. It was to take measures to this end that one of the most distinguished of the Irish prelates is now in Borne, and it is un derstood that hereturnsto Dublin furnished with special instructions with a view to furthering the end in view. HOLY WEEK IN SPAIN. IT IS STRICTLY OBSEEVED IK 'r SOLEMN MANN" Total Suspension of -dInary Activity Rigorously Followed Oat The Feet Washing Act of the Austrian Royalties Is imitated by the Queen. fBT SUXL AT' S CABLE COMPACT. 1 London, March 27. "While one con spicuous Catholic country is making Holy "Week a pandemonium and forgetting all about its religion, in its desire to elect a Parnellite or an anti-Parnellite, the other, and we may say, the only other Catholic country good Spain is observing all the obligations of the season with the most con scientious decorum. A correspondent from Madrid writes that no Catholio country in Europe keeps so steadfastly as does Spain to the require ments of the season. Independently of the famous ceremonies at Toledo and Seville, which this year have attracted an unusual number of foreign visitors, especially En glish and American, other cities and other shrines strictly observe the most solemn rites, and in the total suspension of profane activity during three days of this week, Madrid does become truly "a city of si lence." From early morning to sunset no carriage, no tramcar and no other vehicle is tolerated in the street. Thousands of the faithful pass from church to church, com plying with the very letter of the rule, that seven churches be visited. Even royalty does this pilgrimage on foot on Holy Thurs day. The Spanish women always wear dark at tire and the graceful mantillas for such cere monies in the chnrches. Queen Christine is infected with the Austrian fad about washing feet,. -She does even better iboc- her Imperial relative, the Emperor Francis Joseph, for she takes upon herself. the duties 01 ootn tne Emperor and .Empress, one gets 12 immaculate old men and 12 untarnished old women and they are duly prepared, as in the case of (the Vi'enna custom, set upon a platform and the Queen walks in before them and sprinkles them with Florida water. But she does not stop at this; she goes one better than her Imperial tutor, Francis Joseph. She afterward has these two dozen assorted subjects brought into the royal banquet hall, and there in the presence of the entire court of the diplomatic corps and 1.8C0 privileged visitors, she acts as waitress to them for an entire meal, serving them throughout the menu from soup to cigarettes. THE COURT HOUSE FIRED While the Judge Was Summing Up In the Blot Trials. Cobk, March 27. "While the judge was summing up to-day against Michael O'Brien, Dalton and others charged with assaulting the police and with rioting at Tipperary at the time of the trial of Messrs. "William O'Brien and John Dillon, the court house was suddenly set on fire and a scene of alarm and confusion followed. All the occupants of the building managed to make their way safely into the street The police are investigating the affair. The fire was discovered by a barrister, who noticed the reflection oi the flames on the glass dome of the roof. The court was packed at the time, and only the coolness of the Judge and the police prevented a panic. SERIOUS ACCIDENTS Caused by Opera Glasses Falling on the Heads of Spectators. rBT BURLAP'S CABLE C0MPAXT.1 London, March 27. St Petersburg so ciety has nothing more exciting to talk abont than the remarkable series of acci dents caused by opera classes falling on the beads of the occupants ot the stalls from the careless people in the boxes above them. This week two serious results have followed this carelessness, one gentleman being so seriously cut that he was removed uncon scious from the building. The matter bas been referred to the Gov ernment architect, and it is hoped that some means will be adopted to prevent its contin uance. A FLAT FATLTJRE. Italian Protesters Fall to Get Together in Very Large Number. rBT DUTILAP'S CABLE COMPAlnM London, March 27. The mass meeting of the Italians at Holborn Hall last evening to protest against the slaughter of their countrymen in New Orleans was a pitiful failure. The andience was largely com posed of newspaper reporters, the few Ital ians who put in an appearance being of the class that cluster about Saffron Hill, at one time one of the worst parts oi London, and not now any too respectable, and from which the ranks of the organ grinders of the metro polis are chiefly recruited. No person of any importance was present, and the hall was not half full. A 810,000,000 FAILURE. This and Two Others Causing a Great Sensa tion Thronghont Italy. IBT SJIUTB CABLE COKTA1JT.1 Leqhoen, March 27. The suspension of the Bank of Leghorn, with liabilities of 10,000,000; the failure of two large houses here and the suicide at Borne of a leading financier, who wis in money difficulties, has caused a sensation throughout Italv. The long-continued strain originally im posed by the entrance of Iuly into the Drelbund and the consequent increase of taxation to keep the army and navy up to .1. - . In.l.taH ........ .... 7 ! TY! I LUC DLUUUUU. 1WIMKU UJUU UJ JTriUCB liB marck, is at jast beginning to teLU Hitherto, fv :: r P4 O - c DO YOU WANT A SITUATION? f only the poorer classes have suffered from want of work and low prices, but now finan cial distress is beginning to be felt among the well-to-do. It was this that drove Count Crispiinto private life, and it may eventually compel his successor to recommend that his Government retire from the alliance that, working in conjunction with other causes, has brought Italy to its present embarrass ing condition. MURDERED A MINISTER. A MEMBER OF THE BULGARIAN CABINET ASSASSINATED. His Slayer Probably Took Him tor the Premier, Who Was Standing By Three Accomplices Assist tho Guilty Man to Escape Wild Excitement. Sofia, March 27. At 8 o'clock this evening, while Premier Stambuloff and M. Baltcheff, Minister of Finance, who had been walking together, were about to enter their official residences, which adjoin each other, a man suddenly confronted them with a revolver and fired three shots point blank at M. Baltcheff, who fell dead. A crowd immediately collected at the scene of the shooting, but the assassin succeeded in making good his escape, owing to the dark cess and the confusion which prevailed among the people. A number of persons who witnessed the murder report that the assassin had three accomplices, who assisted him to esoape. The shooting of Minister Baltcheff has caused the greatest excitement here, and the police are scouring the city for all those .Nconnected with the deed. No motive has t oeen suggested for the murder, but it is pre sumed that the conspirators may have in tended to take the life of Premier Stambu loff, but that in the darkness they mistook M. Baltcheff for the man they had marked as their victim. DILKE'S VIEW OF IT. He Says tho Newfoundland Question Has Reached a Critical Stage. rer puxlat's cable comtakt.! London, March 27. Sir Charles Dilke will print a letter to-morrow on colonial affairs. After referring to the crisis in New foundland affairs, and after general praise of Lord Salisbury's foreign and colonial policy as being above criticism, Sir Charles says: "The Government cannot have fully con sidered, before introducing the Newfoundland-French arbitration bill, its amazing character. This is shown by Mr. Smith's statement to the delegation that a war with France would follow a refusal to submit the lobster branch of the question to arbitration. None will be more astonished than the French electorate to hear this, and I venture to pre dict short work would be made of a French Government which declared war upon Great Britain upon the ground that lobster was fish, and that the right to dry fish upon a loreign coast included the right to erect per manent lobster-canning factories. "It was prophesied a year ago that the solu tion the question was likely to receive wonld be such as to risk the loss of the colony, and to crown with possible danger the colonial sys tem generally. It is unfortunately the case that this miserable result of the unwisdom of our ancestors and our own timidity now seems close at hand." DESERTED LONDON. Society and the Politicians Have Fled the Town for a Holiday. HT BUltLAP'S CABLE COMPAJTr.l LONDON, March 27. The city is practi cally deserted. Society and politics are left to attend to themselves, for the leaders of society and the politicians have fled. And they have fled in every direction. The trains to the Continent are filled to their full capacity. Other trains that lead into the North are almost as heavily laden, but of course it is the balmy air and dolce far ciente existence of the Southern countries that attract the crowds. The Prime Min ister is in the South of France, and that other distinguished member of the Govern ment family, Mr. Ashmead Bartlett, has gone to Italy. Those who have followed the example of these two wise exiles certainly have made the best selection. The picture of a luxur iant verdure and the delightful tallyho ex cursion along the shores of the inland sea are particularly grateful to Londoners, who have experienced for the past two or three months the climate of Labrador. SAVED FOR ALL TIME. The Home of Shakespeare Is Made a Piece ot National Property. TBT DCMLAP'S CABLE COMPAirr.l London, March 27. The subject of houses, rather a singular one no doubt, has demanded a great deal of interest in London recently. The first is that one formerly be longing to Shakespeare, and all who take pleasure in seeing the antique preserved and the mementos of great men kept from de struction, will learn with pleasure that a bill was passed through Parliament this week making the home of Shakespeare a piece of national property. It is now saved from all attempts to de stroy or remove it In September, 1847, this house was put up for sale in Bobins' auction room and never before the present week has it been actually seenre from the danger of being purchased, either by private icono clasts here or Barnnms in America. The next house that has excited attention is that kept bv the Queen nt Grasse, for the use of which Her Majesty pays 600 per day. DEAD IN A CHAIR. A Mysterious Murder, for Which a Husband Has Been Arrested. IBT DUALAF'S CABLE COMPAHT.ll London, March 27. The beautiful town of Matlock has jnst been given a sensation which creates great excitement The wife of a gentleman who has retired from busi ness, and who lives in that town, was mur dered in a most mysterious manner last night The husband had gone upstairs to bed, expectine his wife to follow shortly afterward, but she did not, so he returned to find ont what was the delay. On reach ing the sitting-room he was horrified to find her lying dead in an arm chair, with blood flowing from a bullet wound. The shot had evidently been fired at her through the window. The police department was communicated with, and, with characteristic ingenuity, it promptly placed the husband under arrest, but no gun or other firearm has been found on the premises. MARBjED 43 MEN. A Pretty English Woman Victimizes Them Throngh. an Advertisement. Paeis, March 27. A handsome English woman named Eveline Neale has been ar rested in this city for fraud. She inveigled 43 men to marry her by ad vertising herself as a wealthy widow. Her last victim was a viscount whp almost ruined himself by gambling. SPECIAL cable letters In To-Morrow's DISPATCH will cover Great Britain and the Continent thoronghly, ' ' ' ' , QlTI7Wi"TQ TLT17 WA f 17P - UllJu Ti A1H ill Li IT ilUJJlli A Woman Walks From the Pacific Coast to the Atlantic Ocean, WITH A TO SPARE. Blizzards Delayed but Did Not Defeat the Plucky Fedestrienne. OVATION AT THE JOURNEY'S rSFECUL TELIG3AX TO THE DISPATCH.1 NewYobk, March 27. In the dining room of one of the large hotels in San Francisco last year a party, composed of a few actors and actresses wHh a sprinkling of sporting men, had assembled to dojjustice to a bountiful repast One of the number was George H. Clark, a well-known sport ing man who has the reputation of being one of the heaviest gamblers west of the Bocky Mountains. Clark had related in an entertaining style the experiences of two young men who rode on horseback from this city to the Golden Gate. They averaged on the trip about IS I miles a day. Zoe Gayton, the actress, who in the palmy days of the old Bowery Theater was the leading lady, was an eager listener to Clark's story. After he had concluded, Mrs. Gayton jokingly remarked that-she could walk the same distance in the time the horseman took to ride it A Wager Very Easily Arranged. Clark was somewhat nettled by the re mark of the little actress, as he considered the achievement of the two men as being little short of marvelous. "I'll wager $2,000 that you cannot do it," Clark exclaimed. "I will accept that for Mrs. Gayton," answered a well known commercial man of 'Frisco. "When no further wagers were forthcoming it was discovered that 524,000 had been posted on the result of the longest tramp ever'undertaken by a woman. In the face of many prophecies of failure Mrs. Gayton never lost her nerve, but went quietly at work preparing for the journey. Naturally of an indolent disposition, with a constitu tion impaired by the ever changing life of an actress, the only thing that worried her was the exposure to the elements and the hardships she was sure to undergo. On August 27, at 1 P. M., she crossed the ferry to Oakdale. The next morning at 4 o'clock, accompanied by her manager, Will iam T. Marshall; Clark's representative, J. L. Price, and the actress and little cocker spaniel, "Beauty," she started off at a brisk pace. The Rato of Speed Necessary. In order to win the wager it became neces sary for her to make at least 15 miles a day. Before nightfall on the first day 26 of the 3,393 miles had been covered. On August 29 she covered 22 miles and the following four days 22, 22, 23 and 19 miles respectively. On September 14. when 300 miles had been covered, being well on the way to "Winnemucca, Ner., Mrs. Gayton fell and sprained her ankle. This necessitated a rest for some days. After this they 'were over taken by a blizzard and all suffered severely from the intense cold. The schedule of 15 miles a day was kept up as much as possi ble. The longest distance covered in one day was a little-less than 40 miles. Very little baggage was carried. Two small "hand satchels contained everything. Last Monday afternoon the weary pedes trians were gladdened by tho sight of the many hills of Albany.? The homestretch, had been eaqh,.'ad in-a. few more days the long journey would be over. - Ap Ovation nt the Finish. The end of the journey today was little short of an ovation, and the five mounted policemen detailed as an escort had all they could do to keep the crowd in bounds. The route from High Bridge was along Bailey avenue to Sedgwick, thence toMcComba dam bridge, to Seventh avenue, to Nine teenth street; then down Fourth avenue to Forty-third street to the Grand Central depot, where a crowd of several thousand people had assembled. Mrs. Gavton arrived at her journey's end at exactly 3:51 o'clock, winning with 13 days to spare. After a short rest at the depot the party was photographed. Mrs. Zoe Gayton, whose real name is Zoereka Topezera, was born in Madrid, Spain, in 1854. She came to America with her parents .when but 4 years old. She made her debut as a supernumerary at the age of 14. She gradually arose in the pro fession and quickly gained a widespread reputation in the "West and South. "When Mrs. Gayton started from 'Frisco last August she weighed 168 pounds. Now she weighs but 139. She is five feet three inches tall. Her Jaco shows the effects of a long journey, being as bronzed as an old sea captain's. A YOUNG TEAIN WEECKEB. Cool Confession of a Boy Who Attempted to Dump Several Trains. rSFZCIAL TELEOBAM TO THE DISFATOn.1 . Mount Holly, N. J., March 27. The author of the manv recent attempts to wreck passenger trains ou the Burlington branch of the Pennsylvania Bailroad was discovered to-day and proved to be Edward Casperson, a boy of 13, who lives in Bur lington, where be is reputed to be one of the worst boys in town. He first went to the "Mayor's office and volunteered the in formation that ho knew who had attempted to wreck the trains and gave several fictitious names. Finally he was accused of having done the deed, when he owned np and made a clean breast of it. "What led you to do such an outrageous thing?" asked the astonished Mayor, alter hearing the boy's cool recital. "About a mouth back," he said, "I hap pened to leave my small express wagon on the railroad track and one of the trains ran ever it and broke it all up. The engineer could have stopped if he wanted to. but he just did it out of pure orneryness. Then I made up my mind to dump a passenger train to get square. They hid two or three detectives in the woods watching after I made the first attempt, but I just fooled them all." Casperson is a bright youth, bnt vicionsly inclined. He was committed to jail and will be sent to the Beform School. BILLING OP TAULBEE. General Grosvenor Opens Up the Case for the Defendant, KIncald. Washington, March 27. The prosecu tion in the KXncaid case rested to-day, and General Grosvenor made the opening address for the defense. He said the testimony to be presented would show that Kincaid had act ed in self-defense. Several physicians testi fied that the prisoner was very weak, feeble and nervous at the time of the occurrence. Colonel P. S. Heath, newspaper corre spondent, said he was slightly acquainted with the deceased, and was well acquainted with the accused. Mr. Cole objected to Colonel Heath being questioned as to threats he nad heard made by Mr. Taulbee. Pend ing argument on this question the examina tion of Colonel Heath was postponed, and the court adjourned until to-morrow. CBAMPS SHIP YABB ENLABGELX The Firm Bays the Port Itlchmond Iron Works Adjoining Thcin. PHILADELPHIA, March 27. The ship building firm of William Cramp & Sons has ended negotiations for the purchase of JLsnqw isabont IB inchga jeejojhjs eyeniogtr the great Port Eichmond Iron Works, of the I. P. Morris Company. The consideration is said to be a large one. By this purchase the Cramps secure one of the largest iron works in the country, and adjacent to their own ship yard. Among iron men the Port Richmond works are famous throughout the United States. Tney cover about five acres of ground and employ about 500 hands. CAST INTO THE SEA. PECTJLIAB ACCfDENT ON B0ABD A SCOW IN NEW Y0BK BAY. The Boat Tilts the Captain and a Big toad of Earth Into the Water After Saving His Wife He .Loses His Own Life. rSFEClAL TELEOBAJt TO TUB CtSrATCO.1 New York, March 27. Fred Hansen, captain of a scow loaded with filling mate rial, and his wife went to bed Thursday night in the small cabin .of the scow, that was tied up to Pier 1, North river. About 2:45 o'clock" this morning Mrs. Hansen awoke suddenly from a sound sleep. Her husband was shouting to her: "Get out of here, Mary; get on the dock." She jumped from the bed half-dazed. Her husband had a few of his clothes in one hand and his pocketbook, with his month's wages in it, in theothcr. The cabin floor was tilted at a steep angle. Hansen pushed his wife up to the floor of the scow, dropped the clothes and the pocketbook, took her in his arms and threw her to the dock, where she lay, not knowing what had happened and shiv ering with the cold, from which she was not protected by her thin night gown. She turned and saw him pics: up the things he bad drdpped. Then she saw the scow give a lurch and a higher tilt The pyramid of dirt toppled, fell into the water, carrying her husband with it The scow righted and began to float out into the bay. The woman stood silent for a minute. Then she began to scream, "Save my husband; save him," so that Fireman Meary, of the police patrol boat, sounded au alarm. Officers Hahn and Harper jumped from their berths into a rowboat and started after the scow, followed by the cries and the moans of the woman. They overtook the scow at Governors Island and got aboard. Everything was soaked with water, but there was no trace of the man. He evidently had been drawn down with the mass of filling material that fell into the water at the pier. The scow was towed back and the woman taken into the police station and put in a chair by the stove, where she sat shivering and crying. She put on some of the cloth ing which her husband had throwu on the pier. It is not clear how the accident hap pened. It is supposed, however, that a heavy swell from some passing steamer threw the end of the scow under one of the stone arches of the pier and tilted its load and its captain into the sea, and righted again. RAW sugar contains microscopic insects which are responsible for the "Grocers' Itch." Many tons or tills sugar will be landed in America next Wednesday. See to-morrow's DISPATCH for details. TO KHi THEPAETY. Senator Chandler Charged With Importing Simpson Into New Hampshire. rSTSCIAL TELEOBAJt TO Till DISPATCH.! Concobd, N. H., March 27. Senator Chandler Is charged by many Bepublicans with having imported Sockless Jerry Simp- rson from -Kansas and turned him loosoJn New Hampshire for the purpose of smash ing the Republican party, in order to pay up some old scores. It is evident that some mysterious influences have been at work, and in view of Senator Chandler's defeat in the recent bitter factional fight, his ene mies charge him with being a traitor in the camp. The evidence is only circumstan tial, but very convincing to Bepublicans and Democrats alike. A month ago one of the brightest men in the Republican party made this significant remark: "There is no doubt in my mind that Sen ator Chandler's motive in attacking the leading men of his own party and making war on the railroads of the State is to trans plant the Farmers' Alliance into New Hampshire and to head the anti-railroad, anti-monopoly campaign, in order to save himself from his impending political fate." Investigation to-day revealed a general feeling among leading Bepublicans that Chandler had sold them out in revenge for his recent defeat. A HUEDEBEE'S SUICIDE. He Tears His Blanket Into Strips and Hangs Himself in His Celt STECIAt. TELEOBAK TO TBI DISPATCH. I San Antonia, Tex., Maroh 27. Two years .ago Jesus Merma was a prosperous young ranchman of the Bio Grande county. He owned 20,000 acres under fence, 4,000 head of cattle and a good house. He fell in love with Antonia Yeldez, the daughter of a neighbor, and was accepted and the date was set for the mar riage. Jose Garcia, a handsome young merchant of Coahulia, appeared on the scene. He had money and had made the continental tour. He saw Antonia and thenceforth was her shadow. It became ap- Earent in a little while mat the girl liked im best One day Merma met his rival in the out skirts of Uvalde and warned him to leave. Garcia replied that fruit which hung low anyone might' pluck. Merma shot him dead. The murderer made no effort to escape. He was convicted of murder in the first degree and the death sentence passed. Last night he tore his blanket into strips and bung himself. THE CLEABHELD COAL C0BF0BATI0N. A Postponement of the Sale of Its Property and Franchise Taken. Philadelphia, March 27. The sale of the property and franchise of the Clearfield Bituminons Coal Corporation, which was to have taken place here to-day, has been post poned until April 1. The interest on the company's bonds has not been paid since July 1, 1888. The issue amounts to $1,650,000, and tho holders of tbe majority of the bonds have requested the Knickerbocker Trust Company, of New York, the trustee, to sell the property. THE BELL TELEPHONE CASE An Extension of Three Months Is Granted to the Government. Boston, March 27. In the United States District Court, before Judge Nelson to-day, counsel for the Government in Jhe case against the American Bell Telephone Com pany, asked lor an extension of the time al lowed in which to introduce testimony be fore the examiner appointed by the court, and the court granted three months' exten sion. SNOW IN THE SOUTH, Sixteen Inches of the Beautiful Covered Virginia Last Evening. Habbisonbueg, Ya., March 27. Bnow commenced tailing here at 9 o'clock last night, and this morning was about 10 inches deep. The storm continued all day. and the A GRIP ON LA GRIPPE. . , DEATH OF ARBUCELE, f A Chicago Savant, While Gunning far rV The Millionaire Coffee Merchant, Who J Star Dust, Finds It to Be fa fjb v it t 'lfim& Was Born in Allegheny. ' MICROBES OF THE DREAD DISEASE. He Has Samples of the Wrigglers prisoned in His Glass. THEIE IDENTITY FDLLI ESTABLISHED Chicago, March 27. Dr. William M. Gentry, of this city, claims to be the pos sessor of a microbe of the grip, the first ever captured or even heard of. The little wrig gler is imprisoned on the glass slides of Dr. Gentry's big microscope, and was to-day carefully inspected by many a scientific eye. Ever since the grip made its appearance a year ago, the doctor said to-day, be has been on a still hunt for the microbes, if any ex isted. He found that 34 years ago, and again 16 years ago, the grip was epidemic among human beings, and 17 years ago it attacked horses, causing the still-remembered "epizootic." Gnnnlng for the Star Dust Owing to the recurrence of the disease, Dr. Gentry was inclined to believe that the earth, at certain intervals, passed through a stretch of space impregnated with what astronomers call "star dust." Four days ago it occurred to him that he might trap some of the dust, or microbes, or whatever it was. Carefully polishing a blank Blide, he took it outdoors and passed it through the air. Placing the slide under his microscope, which magnifies 1,170 times, he counted seven heretofore unidentified microbes in the field of the instrument The creatures were very lively, and seemed to flow or swim upward toward the glass. Before the doctor could secure the microbes they had disappeared. The next day, with Bev. Dr. Biggs, of the Bogers Park Methodist Church, Dr. Gentry tried again and found more. Again they escaped, but by using micro-glasses he secured the next lot and had them mounted for the microscope. The Microbe's Identity Established. His next step was to procure some mucus from a patient afflicted with the grip. A neighbor, Dr. W. J. Jefferson, furnished it, and, to the delight of Dr. Gentry, the same sort of microbes were found in the mucus that had been caught in the air, identical in every respect. The grip microbes, as described by Dr. Gentry, are generally oi a round form, va rying occasionally in outline, but always distinctly marked by a series of seven lines surrounding them. Converging from these lines are other lines, in which the magnified image resembles fine, irregular hairs. Dr. Gentry's entire time to-day was occu pied in exhibiting the microbes to brother physicians, and in beginning a technical ac count of the discovery for the benefit of the profession. WAKEMAN'S letter of travel, news from South America, science gossip and class news In THE DISPATCH to-morrow. It In terests everybody. Twenty pages. ASK H1GHEB WAGES. Employes -of the Pennsylvania Railroad Make a Demand of the Manager. Philadelphia, March 27. The em ployes of the New York division of the Pennsylvania Bailroad Company are sign ing a petition asking that their wages be in creased nearly 15 per cent, and when all the signatures have been secured the petition will be presented to General Manager Pngh direct The ordinary war in which any communication reaches the General Man ager would be through Superintendent Joseph Crawford, but this time the men do not intend'to ask for the increase through any intermediate channel. The firemen on the same branch, who are nearly all members of the Brotherhood of Firemen, hare also presented a petition ask ing for an inorease, which will make their pay $2 25 for a round trip. Neither peti tion is so worded as to convey the idea that a strike will ensue. TEE DEADLY TEA? GUN. It HIows Away the Whole Side of a Would Be Chicken Thief. EvANSAS Cut, March 27. For a number of weeks the tarmers in the vicinity of Rose dale have been suffering from the depreda tions of chicken thieves. A number of farmers have set trap guns so aimed that anyone entering the poultry house would discharge and receive the contents of the gun. Last night an unknown man attempted to enter the poultry house of S. S. Hogne, half a mile south ot Bosedale, and fell a victim of one of these deadly machines. The whole ot his left side was blown away. He had in bis passessioa two laree coffee sacks, keys to all kinds oi padlocks, and. Z ill !.- 1 f e 1 1 ' m auun, mi hue turns ui a uruiossioual. PALMES NOT IN THE BIGHT. He Delays Action In the Chicago Mayoralty Contest Until Monday. Spbingfield, III., March 27. United States Senator-elect John M. Palmer em phatically denied to-night that he has made any promise to speak at Chicago Monday night in support of the re-election of Mayor Cregier. General Palmer insists that he will make no arrangements of any kind for partici pating in the Chicago campaign until after to-morrow's meeting of the Democratic State Central Committee in Chicago, at which it Is understood an effort will be made to induce ex-Mayor Carter Harrison to withdraw, and thus heal the breach in the party. BEADY TO REDEEM. Holders of Four-and-aHalf Per CenlHonds Can Have Them Cashed. Washington, March 27. The iyi per cent loan, of which a little more than $50,701 is outstanding, will mature Septem ber 1 next Treasury officials say there will be no trouble whatever in meeting it, and that it was regarded as a matter of so little concern that it was not thought neces stry to bring it to the attention of Con gress. The department stands ready now to re deem these bonds with interest to maturity, and the small amount presented each day is taken as an indication that the holders are in no particular hurry to dispose of them. A DIGESTIVE WONDER. He Eats SO Eggs Jn Less Than Ten Minutes and Appalls the Sports. tSrSCLAl. TELIOOAM TO THE DISPATCH.1 Elizabeth, N. J., March 27. A big crowd of sporting men gathered at the Elm House restaurant here this afternoon to see Jack Kennedy, a Boselle milkman, devour 50 fried eggs in ten minutes for a bet of $20. He did it in 9 minutes 15 seconds. The eggs wcxeuico. w YiWDZRTjjuui tug way.no ao. paw v r At. "05t4k- a yMv REMAINS TO BE CREMATED HEEE, H SI xJm? nil WiUVy' WJtk IVffl w I MT Confidently Expected. " 9 ilii-i - ILIVAVr0 Saw " V. tJ "e mi '.,.o UWi WKsi &1fr0S 2HIS IS OUR ONLY STREET ACT. complished the feat was bv drinking freely of water after each plateful, which caused him to vomit the eggs, after which he would tackle a fresh lot He next drank five glasses of lager, with a raw egg in each, and then engaged in a wrestling match with a negro, whom he threw. After this he again resumed putting away beer and raw eggs, and drank 12 classes more of the mixture. Kennedy then offered to wager $10 he could swallow five eggs, shells and all, in three minutes, but the sports, appalled at his digestive powers, would "not take him up. A PROHIBITION MOVE TO r'TNG ABOUT A BEVEESAL OF THE i AWA 8TJPBEME COTTRT. ni . 7. a . lk ", yr a. - W Jo A A.. Jl - the Old Decision on - - -n. i - Proi "vOff Vv-rdment How tho Supreme Co., vn'y jn Reformed ft? Since tho Declsio Aade. IsrZCIAI. TELEOBAM TO TTTE DISrATCHI Des Moines, March 27. It was devel oped to-day that the State Temperance Al liance has determined to make an attempt through the courts to secure a reversal of the opinion of the Supreme Court rendered in 1883, which declared that the prohibitory amendmentto the State Constitution, adopt ed in June, 1882, was null and void, on ac count of a certain informality in passing the Legislature. With that object in view President Harver and Attorney Baker, of the Alliance, to-day caused a notice to be served upon the Secretary of State to appear at the April term of the Polk County Cir cuit Court and show causa why a writ of mandamus should not issue, compelling 01m to produce a copy or the State Consti tution containing the aforesaid amendment Inasmuch as no document of that kind is on file in his office, the Secretary will be unable to comply with the writ, and the question as to whether it should not be there will be taken direct to tbe Supreme Court It is claimed that a poll of the judges shows a majority of the court favorable to a reversal to the opinion de livered by Chief Justice Day in January, 1883. It has all the time been the conten tion of such ardent Prohibitionists as Sen ator James F. Wilson that the way to put the prohibitory clause back into the funda mental law is to "reform" the Supreme Court, and then have the old case reopened or a new one brought. The "reforming" process began immediately after the de cision was rendered. Judge Day, the venerable Chief Justice at that time, whose work upon the bench had done much to raise the standard of the court, was tbe first to go. His term expired the ensuing year, and his successor had to be chosen at the ensuing fall election. He was a candidate for renomina tion, but was overwhelmingly defeated in the convention. The wrath of tbe Pro hibitionists knew no bounds in those days and the judges who rendered the majority opinion were retired one ty one, until the only one remaining is Bothrock. Justice Beck, who was the lone dissentient, has never been disturbed. The movement at this late day to revivo the amendment after it has slept the sleep of death for eight long years indicates that the Bepublicaus have no hope of saving the next Legislature from the control of the Democrats, and that they rely entirely upon their effort to re-establish the binding force of the constitutional provision to prevent the repeal of the prohibitory law. OLD MAIDS are xxsefol according to Bes sie Bramble. Interesting letter for THE DISPATCH to-morrow. AU the news twenty pages. A CONVERTED MONK He Leaves His Monastery and Church and Peddles McGlynn's Books. Indianapolis, March 27. There was a strange scene at the Christian Church to night An old man of 62, named Henry C. Berg, who had for many years been a monk, formally announced his renunciation of the Catholic belief, and was baptized as a mem ber or the Christian Church. Mr. Berg is a native of Germany. Before baptism be made a statement of the cause that led to bis leaving the Boman Catholio Church. He said that his first doubt arose in 1870 as to tbe doctrine of the infallibility of the Pope. He declared that, in the light of the New Testament be conld not accept the dogma of purgatory, transubstantiation, the selling of indulgences and the authority of the Papacy. He had taken the necessary vows of celibacy and poverty on beconllng a member of the order, and had given his inheritance, amounting to $15,000, to the cause. The latter, he asserted, was not re turned when he seceded. He stated that he remained in the order and followed its forms some little time after he had begun to doubt its doctrines. He had been for 18 years in a monastery at Milwaukee, and later in one at Colum bus. He was in the latter institution when be decided to leave the order, which be did about a year ago. He said that he felt sad ly unfitted for a business career, for his long life in a monastery had tended to rob him of his self reliance. He was poor and with out a profession, so he chose the only call ing apparently open to him namely, sell ing books. He handles the books of Dr. McGIynn. 0'KELLY BUDELY REBUFFED. Omaha Irishmen Befnse to Contribute to Mr. Parnell's Cause. Omaha, March 27. Envoy O'Kelly, of the Parnell faction, arrived here this morn ing, and au hour later was informed by ti delegation of representative Irish-Americans that Omaha would contribute nothing to the election fund until assured of a change. TWO PROPOSED ELECTORAL LAWS. Non-Voting Voters to Serve on Juries Until the Panel Is Exhausted. Spbinofield, III., March 27. In tha House to-day two bills were presented, one providing a penalty for voters refusing to register, and the other to provide that reg istered voters who do not voto shall be used ailurors nntil tha nnmber is erhatntixl h- jore otaer citizens B drawn, THE FAMOUS BREACH OFPEOMISE SD1T SPECIAL TXLXQBAX TO THE DISPATCH. 1 Brooklyn, March 27. Charles Ar buckie, the millionaire coffee merchant, died this evening at 23 Cranberry street, Brooklyn, in his 59th year. He returned last week from a trip to Old Point Comfort, and before reaching his home contracted a cold which settled in his lungs and de veloped into pneumonia. Drs. Band, West and other physicians were in attendance for the three days preceding his death, and un til this morning they were hopeful that they would pull him through. On Wednesday, when the case assumed serious aspect, John Arbuckle, the only brother of the patient, was summoned br telegram from St Augustine, Fla. He is expected to reach Brooklyn to-morrow morn ing. Until recently Mr. Arbuckle had been in good health, and the announcement of his death will be a surprise to his friends. His Saccessfol Business Career. He was born in Allegheny City, Pa., and carried on the grocery business there until 1871, when he came to Brooklyn, and in con junction with his brother "organized the Arbuckle Coffee Company. The business was successful from the start, and tbe firm is the largest and most wealthy in the coun try. At the Arioia coffee factory. Front and Jay streets, Brooklyn, more than 300 bands have been employed for several years. Mr. Arbuckle owned some of the choicest real estate in Brooklyn. Two years ago he purchased Dieter's big hotel building, op posite the City Hall, added three stories to it. completely overhauled the interior and arranged it as an office building. Tbe property could not be purchased now lor less than $500,000. He bad also lately completed the erection of a mammoth apart ment house at Orange street and Columbia Heights, which is a familiar object This building he named the Marguenta, after one of his sisters. The estimated value of the building is 5400.COO. In addition to this and other real estate in KBrooklyn, Mr. Arbuckle bad a fine country residence at Urentwood, Jj. L, where he passed nearly all of his time. He had a fine kennel of dogs and a well-stocked stable. He was Vice President of the International Tile and Trim Company, and a director in the Kings Countr Trust Company. He Lwas unmarried, and his brother and two sis ters are his nearest surviving relatives. The Arrangements forthe Funeral. He was a regular attendant at Plymouth. Lhurch during his residence in Urooclyn, and either the Bev. Dr. Abbott or tbe Bev. Mr. Halliday will officiate at tbe funeral services, which will be held at 3 o'clock to morrow afternoon at his brother's house, 83 Willow street The remains will be taken to Pittsburg. Mr. Arbuckle wa3 brought into notoriety in 1888, as defendant in tbe famous "Baby Bunting" breach of promise suit for $100, 000 instituted by Miss Clara Campbell, the daughter of John Campbell, au iron founder of Ironton, O. The suit was tried before a jury in this city, and during its progress was the sensation of the day, owing to the numerous ludicrous features of tlis case. Mr. Arbuckle's lave letters to Miss Campbell were published all over the country, and the signature, "Baby Bunt ing," which he appended to some of them was for a time in everybody's mouth. The acquaintance between Miss Campbell and the millionaire coffee merchant beean on a Mississippi steamer, and was resumed after Mis3 Campbell returned from Italy, where she had been pursuing her musical studies. It was alleged that Mr. Arbuckle's affec tions suddenly cooled after financial disas ter befell tbe father of bis affianced. The jury awarded Miss Campbell $45,000 dam ages, and it was only a lew months after that Mr. Arbuckle forwarded to her a check for that amount, the Court of Appeals hav ing confirmed tbe judgment ot the lower courts. Mr. Arbuckle at first determined to carry the case to the Supreme Court of the United States, bnt by tbe advice of some friends, he changed his mind and wound up the case which bad given him so much trouble. It is announced to-night that the remains will be cremated at Pittsburg. A NOVEL FREIGHT BILL. It Is Proposed to Establish a Sliding Scalo Tariff for Minnesota Bonds. Sr. Paul, March 27. To-day being tha last day for the introduction oi bills in tha Legislature, there was an unusually large number present, although nearly all of them were of minor importance. One re markable railroad bill was presented to regulate and equalize railroad rates. County Auditors shall submit to the Rail road Commissioners sworn statements of tha average assessed valuation of all agricultu ral lands. The Commissioners shall take such valu ation as a basis for the rate to be charged by all common carriers. After ascertaining the average assessed valuation of all farming lands In the State the commissioners shall obtain from the railroads statements of tbe average cost per mile of their respective lines, together with the arerage cost per mile of operating and maintaining tbe same. From these facts shall be provided a separate freight tariff for each road, so adjusted as to corer ex penses, and the commissioners shall add to it a sum sufficient to give each a dividend of 6 per cent This tariff rate becomes a sliding scale to be adjusted according to tho prosperity of the county where freight is shipped. SPECIAL cable letters In To-Morrow's DISPATCH win cover Great Britain and the Continent thoronghly. LABOR TROUBLES IN INDIANAPOLIS. Plombers Befase to Sign an Agreement and Are Locked Ont Indianapolis, March 27. This morn ing the Plumbers and Gas Fitters Union, which numbers about 100 workmen, refused to sign an agreement presented by their em ployers, which gave the latter the privilege of employing non-union men, and as a re sult were locked out from tbe shops of. tho master plumbers. To-morrow, under the auspices of Secre tary McGuire, of Philadelphia, an agree ment will probably be reached between tha carpenters and contractors. THE FATE OF HARRIS, THE FASTER. The Man Who Lived 33 Days Without Food Is Adjadged Insane. Jeesexvxlle, Mo., March 27. George Harris, of Newbern, this county, who achieved some notoriety by his 33 days fast in January and February, has been ad judged insane and was placed in au asylum this morning. WANTS of all kinds are qnlckly answered thronghTIlE DbPATCH. Investors, arti sans, bargain hunters, buyers and sellers closely scan its Classified Advertising CoL. Jumns, Largest Clxculatioaj rs i4 1 i 1
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