AFTER YOU HAVE MOVED LET inE rUBLIC KNOW WHERE YOU ARE LOCATED. THE EVERY MORNING DISPATCn IS THE BEST WANT DIRECTORY PORTT-SIXTH TEAE. PITTSBURG, MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1891, , .- . . . .. - .3 THKEE CENTS. J - . . 3. THE CRISIS IT HMD To-Day the Coke Magnates Will Make an Attempt to Resume Operations. STRIKERS TO BE EVICTED From the Houses Owned bj the Com pany Unless They Return to Work Very Speedily, FOUE SHOTS CREATE A SENSATION. The Soldier laddies of the Gallant Eigh teenth Kept Under Yery Rigid Military Discipline. POOR RATIONS AND NO BEDS AT ALL. Villi Eiys Tilt tit Deputies Y7ho Did tie ELwthg Will Bt Arrested u Scos u Ttey Del Their Uaifcnni. RESOLUTIONS Of THE Klff TORE LABOR UNION rTBOM A STAFF CORRESrOXDEXT.l Mi. Pleasant, April C X second at tempt to operate the Morewood plant of the H. C. Frick Company will be made to-morrow. The result will serve as an indication of how much longer the struggle between the operators and the organizations islikdv to continue. Superintendent Ramsay said to-day that he expected a fair number of men to turn in under the terms of the three years' sliding scale. If sufficient men report to run this plant the Standard will next resume, and then other works will be put in operation jnst as rapidly as men are found who will accept the company's terms. On the outcome of the foregoing will depend how long the troops are retained here. Going to Evict the Strikers. John ilcBrydesays the company is seek ing to induce men to return to work by holding out threats of ejection from the company's houses, which are occupied, he says, by 'ullv 90 per cent of the workers. The men hold their tenancy under lease containing a clause providing that ten days notice shall terminate their occupancy, lie said the bosses were circulating anion: the men and hinting very broadly that if they did not resume work they would have to quit I saw Superintendent Ramsay, of the Standard works, and in this connection he said: "It is not true that we are trying to influence the men by this or any othermeans Presume work. V.'e arc let ySuy wayin terfering with their perfect liberty of action in returning to work or remaining out. We posted a sliding scale of wages, stating the terms under which we are willing to resume operations, and we propose to abide by them. A Denial of All Threats. "No threats are being made in relation to the termination of the tenancy of occupants of company houses. It must be remem bered that the occupants are no longer bound to us or we to them by any agreement as to wages. While the company is not at tempting to obtain immediate possession of the houses, I cannot allow the present tenants to remain forever." "Do you fear attempts at destroying prop erty if the troops are withdrawn?" "I have no doubt at all that attempts will be made to deEtroy the company's property when the military is rented. A Hunga rian, one of the leaders of the men at that, told me yesterday that the Hungarians were determined on making another attack when the troops are withdrawn, sol conEider their continued presence as absolutely neces sary." The riants Already In Operation. Mr. Bamsay said that as soon as enough men had been obtained to run the More wood plant the Standard would be put in operation and others would follow. The plant at Jimtown was now running full, there were a few men working at Adalaide, and the works at Lemont, Mutual nndWhit nev were in operation to a greater or less extent, John McBryde says that a Hungarian named Keller had been attached to the Eighteenth regiment for the purpose of in fluencing Hungarians to resume work. He was to represent to them that the Eighteenth regiment was ordered here for their protection. Keller was now circulating among the Hnns in pursuanco of these instructions. Lieutenant Colonel Rutlcdgc was asked what ho knew of Keller and whether these reports were true. "It is absolutely nntrue." said the Colonel, "and without any foundation. There is a Hungarian named Keller in Company D, but he is a regularly enlisted man and has no in structions. i; all of the nature you mention. I have heard biin talk to some of the workers in a loreign language bat thathas no significance whatever. I am perfectly certain that Keller is not concerned at all w'th these matters."' Strict Discipline in tho Eighteenth. Lieutenant-Colonel Hutledgc, who is m command of tho detachment of the Eigh teenth regiment stationed at the Standard works, is preserving strict discipline among his command. Colonel Hawkins, of tho lenth, laughingly said that the Eighteenth is hard at woik guarding its cars and itself, but Colonel Iti t'e ic;p takes tno jest very good natureUly. lleh.h issued orders that tho men refrain lruru speaking to strangers who approach the lines, and docs not make exception even in tho case of the Tenth, a squad of whose men had permission to visit the Eighteenth's camp. Uhcy were halted at the lines and scat back to their quarters ncder guard. The detachment is certainly showing very creditably under the unusual circumstances. Despite the seventy of the weather, the poor rations, uncomtortable quarters and want of change ol clothing, there is uot ono case of sickness in the camp. Surgeon Major Wiley remarked this with surprise as well as pleas ure, and sjjs it is a good record for young and untried soldiers. Does ot Believe In Walking. Captain W. H. Davis, or Company C, has a noel way of visiting his posts. A squad of hia company captured a dinky engine on Fri day night as it was being run up over the t pule Tho men thought it was being driven hi s nkois, hut it was in charge of tho watch mar and a couple of the guard, who wcro on the point of bting lired upon when the blue coats disclosed their identitj. Captain Davis now travels along on the dinky, and can visit his extreme outpost in a few minutes. Both officers and men are subsisting on regu Jar war rations, of which soup, beans and bard. tack are the chief constituents. Officers' beds are made by turning up the backs of the scats to a horizontal position, and tho men must fiud a stretching place where they may. Company F has 44 men in one car, and none of them have had a square night's rest sinco they left Titts burg. The men of tho other companies are not any better fixed. Kelly. FIRING OFFOUR SHOTS. THE VICINITY OF MOREWOOD CAUSES SOME EXCITEMENT. IH An Investigation, However, Deprives tho Incident of Sensational Features now the Various Companies Are Stationed Tenna Says tho Deputies Will Ho Ar rested. irnOM ASTArrCOBRESPOHDENT.I Mt. Pleasant, April 5. Some excite ment was occasioned at 8 o'clock by the sound of firing from the direction of More wood. On inquiry it was learned that four shots had been fired by a guard consisting of a corporal and three men detailed to watch the house of George Parfet, a short distance outside the works. Parfet is a boss and has about a dozen of the men who are going to work to-morrow in his charge. An investigation showed that the firing was all in the air, and caused by drunken strikers. Shaft A of the Morewood Works Is in charge of three companies of the Tenth Regiment, namely: C, of Uniontown; I, of Greonsburg, and B, ot New Brighton. Shaft B is guarded by Companies D. of Freedom, and H, of Wash ington. Lieutenant Colonel Streator is in command at the works. The remaining com panies of the Tenth, A, of Mouonga hela City, K, of Waynesburg, and E, of alt Pleasant are quartered in the Opera House. So far all tho hard work of the campaign has fallen to the Tenth Regi ment. While tney have better quarters, they ha ve bad arduons outpost duty and cause to exercise constant watchfulness. Lieutenant Colonel streator said that so far as he knew only ten men wero ready to com mence wont at Morewood to-morrow. Strikers beard referring ta the company's intention to begin work to-morrow say that a strong effort will be made to present it Vice President Penna was Tery much sur prised at the construction put upon a statement made by him regarding the men who aro charged with killing the men at Morewood last Wednesday morning. The statemen; was that as soon as the militia is withdrawn then will come "our tnrn."' "As is well-known no man in a military uni form can be arrested by the civil authorities here," said Sir. Penna. "What I said, and what I meant was that just as soon as those militia men who acted as deputies, are relieved from duty in their legiment, they will ne arrested on a charge of killing those men. Had my whole statement in regard to that matter been pub lished there could have been no mistake. I did make the remark, and with the exnlanationitls scarcely as bloodthirsty as they would have you believe." REMEDYING THE THING. Chaplain Hanter, of the Eighteenth, Preaches on the Present Crisis. IFHOM A STAJ T COnBESFOSDEXT.l Mt. Pleas axt, April 5. Chaplain Joseph S. Hunter, of the Eighteenth Regiment, preached at the Opera House this morning at 11 o'clock to about 700 peonlc. His snbjeot was the present crisis aud its solution. He declared it necessary to respect and protect the rights of others as well our own, and to protect the rights of ill against tho lawless. The tem porary remedy suggested was force, to main tain the majesty at the law and to prohltit and prevent all violations. The permanent remedies proposed were: First that America is for Americans and those who desire the pros perity of American institutions, and not for persons who come here for temporary resi dence, only to retire to their old homes when they have secured a lirtlo money. Second, Christian education is the grand solution. In the evening Mr. Hunter preached at Shaft B to the militia, on the subject: "Am I My Brother's Keeper?' He was to have preached at Shaft A at 9 o'clock, bu J Lieutenant Colonel t trealcr decided It wouhrnot b. Well. as" there was quite a crowd in tne vicinity, and it would not be advisable to have all the mep together in one building under the circumstances. LABELED WITH TAGS. Men Said to Havo Been Shipped to the Frick Company. (THOU A STAFF COBBESP02IDEXT. Mr. Pleasant. April 5. John McBrydo spent some time here to-day looking up men who had been brought into the region by the II. C. Frick Coke Company. He said that while it was easy to Snd men whoso fareshad been paid from New York, it was more diffi cult to discover those who had come across tho water by previous arrangement with people on this side. "We have the written contracts," he said, "of 19 men who were brought here from Lancashire. England. In this case there is not the shadow ot doubt as to the importation. We also know of instances where men were brought here from Hamburg with tags in the lapels of their coats, bearing the address of H. C Frick Coke Company.' " Mr. McBryde said he conld not see any rea son why the militia should be kept here any longer. He expressed the opinion that there was not any fear of further disturbances arising- A WHOLESALE AEEEST. Ten Soldiers Marched Beforo Cot Hawkins on a Peculiar Charge. tFEOM A STAFF CORRESPO!DE5T.l Mt. Pleasant, April 5. Ten members of Company A Tenth Regiment, were before Colonel Hawkins to-day for reprimand under peculiar circumstances. One of the men was sick and his comrades were giving him a walk. They visited the headquarters of the Eight eenth Regiment at the railroad, and soon were in charge of a Lieutenant and marched before Colonel Hawkins. This evening Captain Westcoat in company with Mijor Kav, visited Captain Davis, who was officer of the guard to-day, and asked an explanation. The outcome is that the Lieuten ant was declared tohave been somewhat hasty. Captain Davis said there was no cause for tho arrest as far as he could see. PATTISOH'S COUBSE. No Request for tho Militia Made to Him Be fore the Killing. BrrClAt TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. I Harhisdueo. April 5. Governor Pattlson has been unfavorably criticised by a few news papers because he did not move more promptly In calling out the troops to suppress the dis turbance in tho coke regions. But how the Governor could have adopted a different policy from that pursued by him and been true to his oath is difficult to understand. The Sher iff of Westmoreland county did not make a request for tho interposition of tho militia to preserve the peace until after tho snouting, which cost the lives of about a dozen of the strikers and resulted in tho wounding of others. In fact, the Sheriff stated that he did not want the troops, but the arms of the State, which the Governor felt he had no right to allow. As soon as the Sheriff informed him that ho had exhausted the civil power and asked that the militia be sent to his assistance, his re quest was promptly granted. Unless tho situa tion in the coke region should undergo a cliango for the worse, the troops doing duty there will probably be recalled In two or three days. DENOUNCING THE KILLING. Resolutions Adopted Dy the New Tork Cen tral Labor Federation. ISrECIAL TELEOKAK TO THE DISPATCH.1 New Yoke, April 5. Tho Central Labor Federation appointed a committee to-day to arrange for a mass meeting in Cooper Union to protest against the killing of the strikers at Morewood. The following resolution was passed: "Resolved, that until the organized labor of New York City may fully denounce the More wood massacre and other outrages, at the mass meeting to be held uext week, the Central La bor Federation hereby sets tho stamp of in famy upon the policy of the plutocrats and the murderous conduct of their agents in their re lations with labor throughout the couniry, audit iurtucruioie cxpiescs the hopotha't, recognizing in such occurrences the earlv symptoms of a widespread conspiracy among the plutocrats for the destruction of the repub lic and the complete enslavement of labor, the workingmen will at last unite and organize Into a mighty host, capable of resisting, at all hazards, and in every field, the assault of those modern vandals upon liberty, life and civilization." HIS STRANGE POWER. MANY DEATHS PREDICTED TO A DA Y BY A V0UD00 D0CTOB. Tho Strange Case of Felix Fiest Claims of Relations With tho Spiritual World Mado by the Doctor Ho Also Says He Is Jesus Christ rEFXCIAI. TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.! San Fkancisco, April 5. The curious case of the prediction of the death of Colonel Deane, a prominent mining stock broker, by Voudoo Doctor Voight, has caused much discussion here, especially since it is found that Voight predicted a previous death to the day and hour. Voight is a genuine phy sician, who studied medicine in Germany, but ever since the death of his young wife, about ten years ago, he has been eccentric and has claimed relations with the spiritual world, and has even declared he was Jesus Christ His most extraordinary case was that of Felix Fiest, whose brother told this story to-day: "It was between six and seven years ago, at San Jose, that brother was dying of Bright's disease. He was a big man, and in health weighed 180 pounds. He had shrunk to 90 pounds, and was simply lying in bed waiting for death. Then Voight came to him. He and Felix had been great friends. 'I ought to let yon die, I suppose,' said Voight jocularly, 'but I guess I won't Get up.' My brother smiled faintly, and told him he could not rise. Voight insisted, and almost forced him from bed. He helped cirry him to a car riage and drove off with him. Ibatwasthe last I saw of my brother for three weeks. At the end of that time the doctor brought him back. He had gained 50 pounds, and was really a well man. "Ho said Voight bad taken him to a cabin in the Sauta Cruz mountains. He gave him a colorless, tasteless fluid from a little phial and that was all the treatment he received. My brother would not believe his health bad como back for a long time, but as w eeks went by bo gained in strength more and more. Then Voight came to him. 'You must not think you are cured,' said he, 'for you are not. I could cure you, uf course, but that would displease God. 1 have simply prolonged your hfo for a time. You will die in five years.' "My brother got apparently stronger. There was no sign of disease for years, but about a year and a half ago the trouble be gan to manifest itself again, and five years from the time of Vnight's prediction be died of Bright's disease. We had almost forgotten Voight's wild talk, but we could not help re calling it then. We thought back, and as nearly as we could calculate, mv brother died five ears to a day after Voight made his prophecy." There are other stories about Voight that aro hard to corroborate. One. that ho wears a magic star, with the help of which ho says ho can pertorm miracles, and that he has made hypnotic communication with peoplo from tba other world. Voight last week made 51,800 in stocks. aDd says he goes to Germany to get his son, whom he will install as his assistant in the supreme kingdom of which he claims to be ruler, A SKAET YANKEE SKIPPEB, Captain Jacobs May Not Again Fish In New foundland Waters. Gloucester, Aprils. An article contained in a local paper yesterday, giving an interview with Captain Solomon Jacobs, of the fishing schooner Brnnbildc, has brought out a great deal of adverse comment upon his reported ac tion. The story was that Captain Jacobs had visited Fortune Bay, N. F., and taken some herring, but was stopped from taking more by Commander Sullivan, of the British cutter Fiona, who told him he would have to give $200 bonds as a guarantee that he would land the herring alroady taken in the United States. According to the story. Captain Jacobs In formed the commander that he would havo to go to St. Jacques in order to secure the bonds, and a British officer was put on his schooner to accompany him to that port Instead of going to St Jacques, tho schooner at once proceeded to fit. Pierre, where there is no English Consul and where the officer was landed. Prominent skippers and ressei owners looked upon Cap tain Jacobs' action as a violation of the law ana a breach of good faith, and greatly to be re gretted, especially at this time. BEADD0CK BI0T CONVICTIONS. Chicago Socialists Oppose the Hangln of tho Three Sentenced Men. Chicago, April 6. Fifteen hundred people attended a meeting at Battery D Armory this afternoon to protest against the carrying out ot the death sentence upon Lodt, Pusnok and Isahal, the three Hungarian laborers convicted ot slaying a foreman during a labor riot at Braddock. Thomas Morgan, tho Socialist can didate for Mayor of Chicago, was tho principal speaker at the meeting. He declared that the assnmed equality of men in the eye of the law was an infamous lie and a fraud. The speaker cited the case of a. Chicago mill ionaire who has been charged within a week uast of corruptly securing tho incarceration in the penetentiary for four years of a guiltless newsboy who had provoked the rich man's wrath. A resolution protesting against tho proposed trinlo execution was unanimously adopted, and a collection was taken up to de fray the expense of obtaining a new trial for the threo Hungarians. A BLACKSMITH'S TEEASUEE, Some S8.000 of It Ploughed Up Tears After tho' Old Man's Death. rrrKCiAi. teleobam to the dispatch.i Milan, Tei., April 5. There lived near Troy, Ebton county, during tho war, a black smith named BlanE. The old man worked early and late and hoarded up what money he made. When he died it was expected that several thousand dollars' worth of money and valuables would be lonnd, but not enough was found to bury him. Finally his land passed into the possession of Bill Harris. Ho tilled his farm every year, and yesterday while ploughing tho share struck a piece of wood, making a grating sound aud tearing up the earth for some few feet He stopped and went back and fonnd several gold coins. Ho then fonnd tho box in which the old blacksmith botrded his treasure. It Is reported that nearly 3,500 was in the box. DIED IN AN ITALIAN PEIS0N. The Career of Ono of tho McCIure-FIaiuv gan Murderers Ended. Wilkesbarre, April 5, A prominent Ital ian merchant of this city, in conversation with a reporter to-day,stated that as far as Guiseppo Bevino, one of tho murderers of McCIure and Flanagan, was coucerned, there will be no fur ther complications between this country and Italy. In proof of this he exhibited a letter from one of Bcvino's relatives in Italy announcing that ho had diod in prison a short time ago, having been sentenced to 20 years for a crimo committed there before be had escaped to the United States. Bevino came from Northern Sicily. Vallila is still alive and believed to be at liberty. It is tho general belief hero that bis return will Oe demanded. A BIG STHHtE SETTLED. An Agreement Reached Between tho Jollct Steel Company aud Its Employes. Joliet, April 5. The many conferences that have been held between tho steel company and their employes have resulted in an arrange ment of the wages qoestion, at least until the close of 1892, after which six months' notice must be given of a desired change by either fiido. The matter was settled yesterday at a con ference between bupenntendent Pcttigrcw and tho age Committee of tho association. A sliding scalo was adopted. Mr. Pettigrew expects to begin next Wednesday. BUM0BED AEMY CHANGES. General Ruger Will Probably Succeed Gen eral Gibbon In the East San Francisco, April 5. Secretary of War Proctor states that ho will start tor Washing ton Monday night as he has been summoned by telegraph to return. He said his sudden de parture had nothing to do with the Italian matter, and he relumed to disc ass that ques tion. He intimated that General Ruger. who is now in command ot the deoartment of Dakota. iwould succeed General Gibbon as Commander of the Division of the Pacific, LOVED THE SAME MAN A Royal Grandmother Drives a Beau tiful Actress to Suicide. CORRUPTION IN GERMAN COURTS Forms a Potent Argument in the Hands of the Social Democrats. STE1KE OF THE EEUL1N DOG CATCHERS rBT DUNLAP'S CABLE COMPA2TT.I Berlin, April fi. The world of society, letters and art is talking of nothing so much as the romantic suicide of Anna Hagimann, who was considered to be by far the best lookihg woman on the German stage, and besides had a reputation for being a good natured and confiding girl. She was last performing at the Munich Court Theater, after having been driven from the Berlin stage by the brutal treatment it is said she received at the hands of her husband. In Munich she formed a connection with the leading actor, Bonn. She was regularly engaged to him. On Tuesday afternoon they dined together, for, as it happened, the last time. After dinner Anna went to her boudoir, placed a revolver to her heart and so died. Her lover immediately rushed off to the newpapers with a plausible tale of momentary insanity and suicidal mania, inherited Irom her father's side, but the police investigation threw different light upon the affair. The true story, as "I have it from unimpeachable authority, reveals another woman in the case. A Royal Grandmother's roily. This person who bears the title of royal Duchess, and who is the grandmother of the royal princes and princesses, had become in fatuated with Bonn, who was a frequent at tendant at the court of her relative, the Prince Kegent of Bavaria. It is a saying in Munich that Her Koyal Highness, if she once makes up her mind to possess a thing, is not particular as to the means to the end. The Duchess became so inlatuated with Bonn, who is a handsome man of an effemi nate type, as to place her carriage at his disposal and to openly display her jeal ousy when her unfortunate rival appeared upon the stage. Bonn was dishonorable enough to promise his protectress to break with the actress, but restored to the presence of his fiancee, he had not the brutality neces sary to fulfill his promise. The last 4S hours before the suicide he spent in the company of his Duchess, who as a last resource appealed to a false sense of honor prevalent in Gorman society, and which has worked no end of mischief already. She told him that as an officer in the reserve.it would be Impossible for him to marry the actress after her previous career. Tho Scheme Was Well Planned. The scheme was well planned by the Duchess, for it was founded upon an intimate knowledge of her rival's character and it had the desired effect, for the untortunato woman made further intriguing unnecessary by lodging a bullet in her heart The good people of Munich have not experienced such thrilling excitements since the first report of the tragic death of tho late King. Bonn's relations with the Duchess and his Annafwefe well known, and the rest was an easy conjecture, although the newspa pers took very good caro not to even hint at the real facts. It is a revelation of court life which reads llko an episode from the licentious pages of tho pre-revolutionarv era of France. Twentyycars ot peace that Germany has enjoyed have heou fruitful in the growth of democratic, not to say . revolutionary ideas, and peoplo are asking whether a monarchial tree which produces no better fruit tbnn the above is not ripe. Tho petty courts of Germany are like hotbeds of vice scattered over the face of the Empire. Ihis the public are beginning to discover. The I working classes who earn their brud by ih. sweat oTtuelr nrow are not social democrats, for nothing. Incidents like the above hasten the advent of that social revolution and up heaval of the masses, which In Germany, at least is not far distant BISMARCK FOOLED HLM. An Incident of the AVar Between Russia and Turkey Recalled. rUT DUNLAP'S CAULE COMPANT.I Berlin. April 5. The story told by tho Marquis do Villeneuve concerning the relations between Bismarck and the late Prince Napoleon, recalls the fact that something not dissimilar happened in 1875, when the irritation between Russia and Turkey bad almost reached its climax. In that year the Emperor William First sent Field Marshal von Manteuffel to Warsaw to tho maneuvers under the Emperor Alexander. The Czar one day alluded to the difficulties which Turkey caused him. The Field Marshal suggested that His Majesty should take energetic proceedings, and upon the Czar saying that he could not afford to provoke the hostility of England and France, expressed the conviction that Germany would support the Russian Government morally and would lend practical aid should France show herself hostile. The opinion was expressed in writing. Wnenf however, it came to. the ears of Prince Bis marck, he was greatly enraged, and disavowed the Field Marshal, War was declared and Russia emerged from the Berlin conference leaving behind a3 a sacrifice to diplomacy a great part of the gains won by the sword. The Czar firmly believed the whole affair had been planned bv Prince Bismarck and Von Man teuffel, and drew nearer to France. GERMANY'S NAVY. A Big Scandal Brewing in Connection With a Coming Inquiry. IBT DUNLAP'S CABLE COMPANT.l Berlin, April 5. Hardly has the Von Boet ticher scandal subsided when people are treated to another. This time it is the navy. The non appearance of the German flag in West Ameri can waters bas been the pretext for various assaults npon the navy policy in the Reich stag. Now that Admiral Von der Goltzi has retired, the Eumeror has ordered a special investigation to be mado into his record of service. Some unusually well-informed peoplo say that His Majesty is anxious to shield Ca privi, whom the Liberals hold responsible for the West Amorican shortcoming, and for the defenseless condition of the German shipping interests in Chile. But this is only one of the Emperor's reasons, tho principal being that he thinks the navy is suffering from dry rot and corruption combined. The Bismarck regime was bureaucratic, and infected by nepotism of the worst kind. The Emperor means to coango all that. He cannot introduce those reforms so speedily as his own impetuosity would dictate, for fear of seeming to assail the memory of his grandfather, who, as every day shows more and more, was simply tho tool of bis great Minister. CHANGE OF FRONT. The Cologne Gazette Is Not So Rabid on American Pork. IBT DUNLAP'S CABLE COMPANT. Berlin, April 5. So much bas been tele graphed andTvritten concerning the pork ques tion that it seems almost superfluous to add to the literature of tho subject The Cologne Gazette, which has always been loudest to an athematize the American hog, has under gone a thorough chango of opinion in that re spect This is significant First, tho price of meat Is unusually high; second, the laws against American pork are responsible for this; third, agritrlan interests have never suffered by the importation of American pork; fourth, it is high time that the interests of the meat con sumers wero consulted and not merely those of the producers. 5 DOG CATCHERS STRIKE. They Demand Inoreased Pay for Waylaying Stray Curs. TBT DUNLAP'S CABLE COlirAXT. Berlin, April 5. Berlin has had its share of strikes, but a strike of dog catchers is ono that falls to the lot of few cities. The duty of way laj ing strav curs was originally entrusted to the public beadsmap, his assistants and appren tices, and was regarded In the light of a pas time. The normal fee Is SO pfennigs for every capture, but recently the reward was doubledj when the culprits happened to bo no less than the Kaiser's stablo dogs. Perhaps the temporary association with two such distinguished curs mado them aver-am-bitioua, or. perhaps, they have baen bitten by the Socialist mania: .it any rate, on Thursday last, after assisting at the beheading of a gentle man named Klausin, who murdered a whole family for the sako of 20 marks, they appeared before tho Burgomaster and solemnly declared they would nevor touch an unmuzzled dog again unless their wages were raised to 1 mark, that Is. 25 conts, per dog's hoau. Tho Burgo master promptly refused the demand, and the discontented doc catchers at onco handed in their resignation, with their regalia of office. THE IRISH PRISONERS. MEETING IN DUBLIN TO PBOTEST AGAINST THE1E T2EATMENT. Sir. Parnoll Accuses tho Liberals of Having Always Made Political Prisoners, Whilo tho Conservatives Had Released Them He Denounces Gladstone. Dublin, Ariril 5. Notwithstanding a steady downpour of rain, fully 2,000 persons assembled in Phoenix Park to-day to assist in the demonstration of the Amnesty Asso ciation and protest against the continued Imprisonment and alleged inhuman treatment of Irish and Irish-American political prisoners by the British Government. After speeches had been made by Mr. Kenny, Mr. Parnell and others, resolutions wero adopted calling upon Irishmen at home and abroad to put forth every effort to secure the release of their lriends, and demanding that the Government hasten tho unconditional surrender of the prisoners. Mr. Parnell's speech was a tirade against tho liberals, whom be accused of always making political prisoners, while the Conservatives re leased tberu. The same thing might occur again, and John Daly and others, convicted of perjury during the Liberals' tenure of office, be liberated by the Conservative government Why, ho askod, did not Mr. Gladstone release these prisoners in IS&6T He (Gladstone) did not hesitate to stoop to ascertain the opinions of dynamiters in America as to whether they would accept his home rule bill of that year, and even went so far as to review some of these people at Hawarden. Why didn't he release the prisoners at that time? Hare a voice ex claimed. "Why didn't you make conditions?" while cries of "Kill him.1" "Lynch him!" were raised. In reply to his questioner, Mr. Parnell de clared that the Irisn party never made condi tions with the government. The prisoners, he said, would rather rot in jail than accept an- thing Dut tnelr unconditional release. THE MINERS' CONGRESS. A General Striko if Belgium Does Not Re vise Its Constltntion. Paris, April d The first result of the miners' congress has been a declaration by Belgian minors to-day of a general strike if the Government refuses to assent to the revision of the Constitution. The temper of the speakers at the workmens' congress in Brussells points to wholesale Belgian strikers whether there be a revision of the Constitution or not. The miners, relying upon tho pledges of the English delegates to grant the strikers funds and to stop the exportation of coal to Belgium, havo become eager for battle. Everything indicates that the first great fight for eight hours a day will begin in May, the English, French and German unions selecting Belgium as the field upon which to decide the conflict against capitalists. The congress re solved to leave the duty of fixing the date of the strike to the general council, and to delay the strike pending the suffrage question in Parliament SAD MARRIED LIVES Have Been Those of German Princesses With Russian Grand Dnkes. IBT CtTNLAr'S CAULE COMPANT. Berlin, April 5. The compulsory change of faith by the Grand Duchess Sergius is still a topic of conversation. The oldest German Princess married in Russia is the Grand Duchess Alexandra. The first years of her married life were passed in a whirl of pleasure, but. tho rest has been & record of bitter-sorrow-. Her oldest son, the Grand Duke Nicholas, is now an exile In the interior of Russia, dis owned by the Imperial family, for offenses which could not be overlooked even in a Rus sian Grand Duke. But her husband's conduct was even a greater grievance. After years of continuous neglect, he returned two years ago to bis wife, but broken by illness and little bet ter tban a driveling idiot. In the sad tale of German Princesses married to Rnssian Princes there is only ono cheerful page, that which refers to the wedded life of the Princess Elizabeth, of Saxo Altenburg.wno married the Grand Duke Constantine. HEAVY TAX BURDENS. A Former American Citizen Tells How Ho Is Assessed In Germany. rnr dunlaf's cable coupat.i Berlin, April 5. A German-American, who a few years ago returned to Berlin to engage in business, desire3 to lay before the readers of The Dispatch the following table of taxes, which ho is called upon to pay out of an average income of 10,000 marks under the new income tax regulations. If this statement he sajs, is not sufficient to make my former fellow-clti-zbls in New York contented with their lot they must be chronic grumblers and ill-deserving to live under the stars and stripes. State income tax. 200 marks: city tax, 150 marks; business tax, 100 marks; rent tax. 100 marks; church tax, 1J0 marks; commercial chamber tax, 20 marks; old age insurance, 110 marks; accident insurance, TO marks, which makes a total of 1.870 marks that is to say, about one-fifth of his income, which must be prepaid quarterly without regard to the fluctu ating nature of a business man's income. CORRADINI'S FAILURE. General Credit Throughout Italy Has Been Badly Shaken. Paris, April 5. Tne failures of Corradini, of Leghorn, tho Ancona Sugar Refinery Com pany and the Lavarello Steamship Company, of Genoa, have not affected French houses. The deficit of Corradini and the Ancona sugar re finers represents a total of 1,000,000. a part of which consists of unserved balances, amount ing to 200,000, duo to London firms. Two of the Leghorn firms involved, those of Avrocordato and Rodocanacbi, will obtain a private settlement The Laverellos have ob tained an extension of time (six months) In which to recover. The Bank of Leghorn has been shaken and its position is doubtful. A general acute financial crisis in Italy can only be averted, by economy and prosperity within and without for a prolonged period to come. RUSSIA IS NOT READY. Tho Real Meaning of Her Entente With the French Republic. PARIS, April 5. At the foreign office hero no credit is givon to the report circulated in Lon don and Berlin regarding the Czar's alleged in tention to precipitate a war. On the contrary the fact is recognized in official circles both here and at St Petersburg that tho Russian army is not yet In a position to begin aggressive war. It is unacrstood that an entente with France has been arranged for purposes of defense at the present time, and for offensive operations in tho more remote future. In the meantimo the Czar devotes his energies to the remodel ing of the internal administration of the Empire. Much must be done intern ally before Russia will bo prepared to face a great European conflict OARNOT TO STAY AT HOME. Persuaded That a Visit to Moscow Wonld Not Bo Advisable. Pakis, April 5. President Carnot will not visit the Moscow exhibition, although ho had received a cordial invitation to be present A high personage of the Russian Imperial Council Is opposed to the taking of any steps that might appear to confirm tho current alarmist rumors, and it is for this reason that the President has decided not to attend the ex hibition. AGAINST ADMITTING WOMEN. Only Ono Vote In Their Favor in a German M. E. Conference. Baltimore, April 5. Tho East German Con ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church voted 41 to 1 against admitting women as dele gates to the GeneralCenference, CLUBS FOR HARRISON. Sentiment at a Preliminary Meeting of the Republican League. PREPARING FOR THE CONVENTION. The Ambition of Edwin S. Stnart. the Qnaker City's Kew Mayor. SECRETARY LINDSAY AFTER POINTERS rercriAL teleobam TOTUEDiBPATon.j New Yoeit, April 5. Robert H. Lind say, of Pittsburg, Secretary of the Pennsyl vania State League of Republican Clubs, was in this city last night on business con nected with the National Convention ol Republican Clnbs, which will be held in Cincinnati April 21 and 22. While here Mr. Lindsay attended an important meeting of the representatives Of the Kew York State Club Leagne and members of the Executive Committee, of the National League at 202 Fifth avenue, where it was developed that the sentiment of the New York State club people is largely in favor of the renomi nation of Benjamin Harrison for President of the United States. General William Hamilton, of Chicago, a member of the Ex ecutive Committee of the National League, presided at the meeting, which was an in formal one, for the purpose of ascertaining the number of delegates to the national con vention and to arrange for their accommo dation at Cincinnati, as well as the issuing of credentials. New York Leaguers for Harrison. Several of those present expressed them selves as in tavor of the renomination of President Harrison, in an inlormal way. and it was easv to perceive that the drift c the New Yorkers trends in that directi? Messrs. Lindsay and Hamilton, hower fa took no part in the talk on Presidental - fairs, and it was generally believed that the Pennsylvania club members lavor lilaine. During the meeting it transpired that Ed win S. Stuart, the new Mayor of Phila delphia, would be brought forward by the delegation from that city and supported by many representatives from other parts of the State for President of the National League. New I ork also bas a candidate in the person of Chauncey M. Depow. General Ham ilton is also regarded as a candidate for the office, anu others who aro considered in tho race with substantial backing from their res pective States are General Alger, of Michigan. and ex-Governor Foraker, of Ohio. It is thor- oughly understood that Johu M. Thurston, of Nebraska, will not be a candidate for re-election. Pennsylvania to Bo Well Represented. Tbe club league men of Cincinnatl'are mak ing elaborate preparations for they reception of tbe delegates to the national convention. Au gust Herman is Chairman of the local commit tee having charge ot tbe arrangements. Tbe convention will be held in the Cincinnati Music Hall, and it will number over 1,500 dele gates. Pennsylvania, which has the largest membership of any of the State leagues, will have 111 delegates in tbe convention. The headquarters of the Pennsylvania delegation will be the Grand Hotel. Mr. Lindsay had an extended interview with Secretary Humphreys, of tbe National League, and obtained all information necessary in rela tion to the issuing ot the credentials and the assignment of seats. Mr. Lindsay started for Philadelphia to-night where be will confer with Mayor Stuart President of the State League, and other officials. HOT FIGHTS IN OHIO. MTJNICTAL ELEOTIONMK THE BUCKEYE1 STATE TO-DAY. Political Importanco of tho Contests In Cin cinnati and Cleveland Sunday Baseball One of-tho Important Issues at the Cap ital City. 1SFECIAL TELEOBAM TO THE DISPATOn.1 Columbus, April 5. To-morrow municipal elections will be held throughout Ohio. Mayors are to be chosen in each of the three principal cities, Cincinnati, Cleve land and Columbus, and for several reasons the contests are of more than ordinary inter est, especially as being the first straws in a year which promises to be unusually warm in a political senso even for tho Buckeye State. In Cincinnati tbe Republicans have renomi nated Mayor Mosby.while a reasonably popular citizen named Tafel is the Democratic can didate. The personality of the rivals has largely been lost in view of the fact that it is the first election under the new city charter, and that the victor will have greatly increased power in the matter of appointments aud in other direc tions. Cincinnati last fall gave a Republican majority of a good many thousand, and tbe leaders of that party are very confident of suc cess. Ibe Democrats, however, seem to be more united then for some time just and have been vigorously at work. The situation in Cleveland i3 very similar. A federal plait of government has been adopted by the Legislature for the Forest Cur, and tbe officers to be elected to-morrow will place the system In operation. Cleveland usually gives 2,010 Republican majority. In this, the canltal city, Sunday baseball and similar matters have taken a more prominent position in the campaign than merely political issues. The Democratic candidate is supposed to be the more liberal in his views, and will probably win. In Canton and other interior cities hot contests aro now in progress. PBEPAEING FOB MAY 1. Magnitude of tho Coming Struggle for an Eight-Hour Day. fSPECIAL TELEOKAM TO THZ DISPATCn.l Philadelphia, April 5. In this city the preparation for the goneral strike on May 1 for an eight-hour working day are in perfect ac cordance witn tho national arrangements, and theso arrangements will be continued through out The United Hebrew Trades, a New York organization, has sent speakers to this city for several weeks past to address meetings of Hebrews and Russians, who will, to a man,join in the strike. A well-known labor leader said to-day. "Last year we wero not prepared, but this year we are. Wo have money, we know our ground and best of all, wo have confidence in each other. Wo intend to make our demand on the bosses in a formal way and if our de mands are not granted by May 1, we shall sim ply stop work and show tbe people how strong we are. "The Federation, together with its friends, now practically controls the Western and Southern coal fields. Machinery cannot run without coal and no Hungarians or Italians will take tho place3 of our men. Every trade will work in harmony, and wo will block com merce, but win this time. The Federation can reach directly 250,000 men; Indirectly, doublo that number, and tho wholo of this number will act together for the general good." A EPINSTEB'S WILL. Written in Lead Pencil and Pasted In the Family Bible. rSrECIAL TELECBAM TO THE DISPATCn.l Westminister, Md., April 5. Miss Mary McKinsley Mills, a wealthy spinster, died two months ago. Her property was about to bo distributed, when the following bequests, writ ten in lead pencil, in her handwriting, and pasted or. the fly leaf of tho family Bible, wero discovered: "Five thousand dollars for the Western Marvland College, il.000 to bo given to tbe theological seminary, 81,000 toward a hall and 3,000 for tho main college." This was signed and dated July 18, 1883. Tbe paper has been filed by her brother, Mr, Mor decai I. McKinsley, in tbe Orphans' Court of Carroll county. He mado affirmation that be knows of no other will or codicil of the de ceased. DEATH FE0M ACONITE. A Grip Sufferor Ends His Misery With Two Big Doses ont rer-FCTAi. teleobam to the dispatoh.i , HzttYoilk. April 6. James H. McDonald. last week caught a severe cold, which devel oped into grip. On Saturday morning he went to some drugstore which is not known, and was able to buy a small amount of aconite, tho druggist being prudent enough not to sell him enough to produce death. Seeing that he bad not enongb, ho went to Fingerhul's pharmacy and got more. When ho reached home again his sister followed him into the sitting room and saw him take the two bottles from bis pocket and drink the contents of first one and then the other." There was great excitement in tho family. Dr. Byrnes camo and gavo him an emetic but it was too late. He slowly sank as the action ot his heart grew slower under tho influence of the aconite, and at 5 o'clock he died. Dr. Philip Donlin, who had the case for tho Cor oner's office, says that there have been several suicides of late resulting from grip. In its earlier, as well as its convalescent stages, the disease produces a deep depression, an acute attack of the blues. A YOUTHFUL ROBBER. FIFTEEN THOUSAND D0LLABS STOLEN BY A 10-YEAE-OLD BOY. Almost 100 Checks Taken From a Bank' ,;; Postotlico Box by Him Baffling the De tectives S10,215 of tho Money Recov eredSeveral Checks Missing. If rECIAt. TELEaitAU TO THE DISFATCrl.I Atlanta, April 5. A 515,000 postoffice robbery has been engaging the detectives here for four days. Of this sum, 510,215 in checks and notes bas been recovered. In April the Atlanta National Bank began to miss letters, containing notes and checks, mailed to them irom outside correspondents. Banks were notified, but the city detectives were not called in. On Thursday last a boy went to the American Trust and Banking Company with a check for $200, which he wanted cashed. The cbsck was given to Captain English, President of the bank. He examined it, and instructing the cashier not to pay it, stepped to the telephone and called for Captain Couch, Chief of Detec tives. The bov who presented the check caught a,, and ran away before he conld be ar- -r detain in the bank. When the '. 'q -ortdatthe bank Captain English vr r. Jo lad occurred, and the working up tJ-rn.. j,, -"an. un r riaay anotner check . lop L-lr,. 'he Merchants' Bank. It was for Vy , '! j presented by a man. The cashierU -fZ Jheck and refused to pay it. Athist v .xplained that he had got the cWck from i- her person. Finallwtho detectives succeeded in locatlnga yoijngjvhite boy as tho thief. He Is the samejfno presented the check at the Ameri can Trust and Banking Company on Thursday. Theftoyconfessodandshowed the detectives the pUce where he had hidden part of the money. If was under an old platform. Nineteen checks were found there. At tho boy's house 53 others were jounu uetween tne mattresses ol a Deo. There are still several other checks mising. The bov said he had stolen the checks ont of the bank's private drawer in the postoffice. It was ont of order and could be opened from tho outside by a little shaking. The boy took the letters as openly as though he had been in the employ of the bank. The boy is about 10 years old, and bis name is withheld by the police. THE PEOHTBITION CAUSE. Sam Small Says It Is Stronger Than Ever All Over the Country. rfPICIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCIM New York, April 4. The Rev. Sam Small, who traveled and held revival services for years with tho Rev, Sam Joues, and who is now President of the Utah University, was one of the speakers at tho anniversary of the New York Conference Temperance Society in tbe Central Methodist Church in Yonkers. "I am traveling day and night" he said, "from the rocky coast" of Maine to the snow-crowned crests of the Rocky Mountains talking prohibition, and I can report to yon that prohibition was never on firmer ground than now. We have seven States on our side. To -minis ters-ODDoaci to nrohibition 1 say wo -havttovsn up and yon arascven ont. "xoa peome up nere aon't know now tne Sonth is waking up to the notion of prohibition. Why, in a town in Kentucky a temperance lecturer recently found no barrooms, but bo did find a distillery, and be supposed there was, of course, a place to drink at tbe distillery; so he asked the owner of tbe distillery to attend his lecture. " 'Course I will," said tbe distiller. "I'm a temperance man in j self. No onedrinks around here. What do I do with my whisky? Why, send it up to the Yankees to arink." JUMPED 147 FEET. The Frightful Suicide I'rorn a Bridge of an Unknown German. rPPXCUL TBL30BAM TO TUB DISPATCnt New York, April 5. James Kelly, a laborer, was crossing the Washington bridge on his way home from work. A short man, decently, but poorly, dressed, mounted tho parapet wall on the south side, and throw himself off into tbe air. The place from which tbe man jumped was tbe extreme eastern span of the bridge, and he fell 147 feet to tbe ground. Kelly looked over and saw men running to the spot" where the man struck. Nearly every hone in his body was broken, and he had been instantly killed. On his person were fonnd. besldss a number of trinkets, two pocket handkerchiefs marked "R. S" a purse containing a counterfeit quar ter and a memorandum book. In which wa3 a sort of farewell address written in German. Then followed a lot of addresses, among- them that of Dr. Theodore Neumann. Dr.Neumann's housekeeper at the office said that a man named Schulzhad been there that morning and was expected to como again in the evening. She thought he was a relativo of Dr. Neumann, and that he was married and lived in Brooklyn. MOEMON ELDEES IN COUNCIL, Tithe Paying, Emigration, Industry and Other Affairs Discussed. Salt Lake, Utah, April 5. The April con ference of the Mormon church began to-day. President Woodruff opened the conference by congratulating the Saints on God being with him. His plan is being carried out He ad visod all to live pnre lives. Apostle Lund dwelt on tithe-paying as a duty and means of grace. He declared that it is high time all members of tho chnich caru to help out the emigration fund. Apo'tle Merritt also urged tho blessing of tithe-paying and the duty of standing by the priesthood. In tbe afternoon Apostle Lyman urged the importance of tithe-paying. Apostle Lund dwelt ou tbe wickedness of people in general, and in Missouri and Illinois in particular, be cause they bad driven out tne saints, wnose only offense was obedience to divine commands. Abram Cannon spoke on tbe Imnortance of in dustry, and President Cannon gave a long and emDhatic discourse, calling on the people to go to raising sugar beets to supply the new sugar factory at Lcbi, a projact very dear to tne hearts of the priesthood. MYSTEEIOUSLY SHOT. Death of the Son of a Man Who Helped to Steal Charlie Ross. rurinAL tblzokau to tub dispatch.! New York, April 5. The police heard a pistol shot at 2.30 o'clock Saturday morning coming from a stono ard near tbe East river in Harlem. They saw a man ran off and soon after cries for help camo from the direction of the river. There a man was found struggling in the water. Despite determined efforts to save him, he being unable to swim, was drowned. The body was taken to the morgue, where John Flinn recognized it as that of William Mosbcr, the son of William M. Moaner, the burglar, who w as killed while robbing Judge Van Brunt's houso at Bay Ridge, and who it is supposed helped to steal Charley Ross. There were no bullet marks on William's body. His mother says she does not know how ho hap pened to bo on tbe riverfront so early in the moruing. LOWELL'S DESTBUCT1VE FIBE. Tho Edison Block Burned and the Masonic Tomple Damaged. Lowell, April 5. Fire this afternoon in tho Edison block entirely destroyed that and the property of a nnmber of drygoodi dealers who did business there. The fire spread to tbe Ma sonic Temple adjoining. Tbe ground floors were occupied bv business firms, while on the set oud floor is tbe library of tbe city with II,-000olume.-. Tho top floors were occupied by tbe Masons, whose loss is principally by water. Tbe same may be said of tbe library. The Goodyear Rubber Company also bad a store In the build- lib aub total loss uauvute.uw.wu. JOHN 'HARPER DEAD. The Oldest Banker in Pittsburg Pa?ses Away, Fall of Years. PHILANTHROPIST AND FINANCIER. Prominent in All Works of Charity and Heeds of indnes3. TBE FRIEND OF EDWIN AI. STANT05 John Harper, President of the Bank of Pittsburg, and one of the most noted finan ciers in the State, died at his residence, No. 14 Cliff street, at 3:10 o'clock yesterday morning. His death was not alto gether unexpected, as he was far advanced in life and had been very ill for some time past with troubles peculiar to old age. He was 80 years of age) and somewhat feeble, but while it was pos sible he insisted on carrying on his activa bnsines3 affairs and his figure was a familiar one on the streets of Pittsburg. Probably no man in the western portion of the State was better known than John Harper. His wonderful adaptability to finan cial matters and his deeds of philanthropy made him generally beloved and respected. Sketches of a Very Busy Life. John Harper came from a substantial old family of County Tyrone, Ireland. He was born In County Donegal, December 5, 181L At the age of 9 he came to Washington, D. C. with bis parents, where ha received a thorough, practical education. In his boyhood he was distinguished for his strength of memory, as well as for bis domestic tastes and habits. His father, Hugh Harper, died in 1821 and in 1S26 his mother moved to Jefferson county, O., with her children. When 15 years of age John took a subor dinate position in a mercantile houso at Steubenville and in four years was bookkeeper and confidential clerk. At this time Edwin M. Stanton was employed in a neighboring store, and between the two young men an intimacy sprang un that terminated only with the life of Mr. tjtantoo. In 1831 Mr. Harper became a bookkeeper in tbe house of il. & A. Leech, of Pittsburg; and on September 19, 1833. bo was chosen, without his solicitation to a position in tbe Bank of Pittsburg, where be soon became principal clerk. In 1837 he was sent to Beaver as cashier in the branch bank at that place, but was soon recalled to become assistant cashier of the Bank of Pittaunrc He was chosen cashier oa the resignation of that office by John Snyder, and subsequently succeeded John Graham, as President ot tbe bank, which position he oc cupied at his death. Under bis guidance the LauK has passed safely through every financial crisis for more than a hair century. It has never failed to pay a semi-annual dividend. Filled Many Places of Honor. Mr. Harper has been President of the Pitts burg Clearing House ever since its organiza tion; is President of the West Penn Hospital, of which he was one of tbe founders: Presi dent of the Pittsburg and Allegheny Suspen sion Bridge Company; a director in the Monon gahela Navigation Company: a trustee In the Western University ot Pennsylvania; a cor porator and director of tbe Allegheny Ceme tery, and a commissioner of the sinking f and, of Allegheny connty. Mr. Harper married In June, 1S33, Mis Lydia, Electa Metcalf, daughter of Nathan W. Met calf, of Otsego county, Now York, lhey havo had five sons and one daughter. Major Albert Metcalf Hamer, one of the sons, died unmar ried in 1S71- The only daughter. Lydia, married George R. Mallory, civil engineer, ot New York, and died at the resi dence of her parents in ltSl, leaving a son, John Harper Mallory. John.A. Harper, born June 23. lb?J, in Pittsburg, married a daughter ol Colonel Edward W. bbcrburne. of St Louis. He is assistant cishier at ihe Hank of Pittsburg. Orlando M. Harper, born Sep tember 17, IBiS, in Pittsburg, married a daugh ter of John L. Ludlow. M. D., ot Philadelphia. They reside in New York. Charles tj Harpr, bctrf Mtrcn.S. lRJn Eiits-WiK.-mfrrjrfc dinnhterof 5wMnT T"B. Murrey, of ClWeUnd; and resides in 2ieW York. In June. leeJ, ill. and Jlrs. Harper cel ebrated their "golden wedding." Mrs. Harper survives her husband, at tbe ago of SX Generous Character of tho Deceased. There are many incidents of Mr. Harper's life going to show the generous character of tho man. At the breaking out of the Civil War the various banks of Pittsburg, through his ef forts, contributed a fund for the maintenanco of four companies of "borne guards." His death remove' all but ono of tbe found ers of tbe Western Pennsylvania Hospital, an institution whoso success was largely due to his untiring efforts. He succeeded Thomas liakewell as President of that institution. During his useful lifetime Mr. Harper has amassed a great deal of wealth, despite the fact that he contributed heavily to many f orm3 of chanty and never stinted in a matter of be nevolence. Tbe funeral arrangements have been com pleted. Ho will be buried to-morrow after noon at 2:30 o'clock, from St. Andrew's Church. Tbe pallbearers have been selected as follows: William A. Caldwell, George Shiras, Jr.. Dr. R. M. Tmdle. George A. Berry. John W. Cbal fant. W. A. Herron. Reuben Miller and Charles Hays. Rev. Dr. Iloyr. pastor of St. Andrew's Church, where tbe decsasedhas been a regular attendant for nianv years, will conduct tho funeral services. Tbe interment will be pri vate, in the Allegheny Cemetery. SWALLOWED A PIN. Many Doctors at "Work to Relievo Peter MrCabe's Awfnl Agony. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.! New Yokk, April 5. Peter McCabe, who lives with his wife and four children in a neat dwelling on tho corner of Bedford avenno and North Sixth street Williamsburg, swallowed a pin yesterday, and all night doctors were at work upon him in St Catherine's Hospital, en deavoring to remove the obstruction, which is lodged m tbe trachea of his throat and ha3 made him speechless. McCabe was preparing to go to church when the accident occurred. He foolishly put a pin in hU mouth before fastening tbe collar to his shirt He began to cough and the heave he gave caused tbe pin to go down his throar. He suffered intense agony until the arrival of a doctor, when cocaine was administered to him and he was conveyed to St. Catherine's Hospital. Specialists Irom this city wero sent for and they were hard at work for hours. Dr. Lawrence Coffin film this city is expected at the hospital this morning. STAGE E0B3EE HENBY rJiTLT.TrR Held in Heavy Bail and Sent to Arizona tat Triat Los Angeles, April 5. Henry Miller, the alleged stage robber and all-around highway man, had an examination before United States Commissioner Van Dyke yesterday. He was held in 55,000 bail and was taken to Arizona to stand trial in the United States Court for rob bing the mail and assaulting a mail carrier. Dr. J. M. Hurley, who was an eye-witness to Miller's crime at the time he held up the stags in 18SS in Arizona, was hero and testified for the Government. He no-sitivelv identified Mil ler. Miller will be tried for robbing the Weav ervillo stage on March 19. If ho is convicted in Arizona the law prescribes that his punish ment shall be imprisonment for life. SLEW OUT HIS BBAIN3 In the Presence or the Woman Who Had, Refused to Marry Him. Albuquerque, N. M., Aprit 5. Nicholas Dignce, a prominent stone contractor, shot and killed himself this afternoon. He was very jealous of Miss Clara Musio, and was pressing ner to marry him. They met at the house of a friend, and he agaiD renewed his desire for immediate mar riage. She laughingly rejected him, when be fired tbe deadly bail through his braiu and fell a corpse before her eyes. DISHONEST HOTEL CASHLEB. He Was Considered a Very Steady Man Until Ho Stole SI.SOO. SAX FRANCISCO, April 5. Fred M. Smith, assistant cashier of the Palace Hotel, disap peared last Thursday night with $1,800 belong ing to tho hotel. He was arrested in San Jose yesterday, and most of the money recovered. Smith bad always been considered a remark ably steady mas. and tbe utmost conftdtnee was placed m him. Lately he commenced drinking heavily, and to this Is attributed, his I downfall J A a A , - . .. I . . ;
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