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B
E UP,
Excited Over the Reciprocity
Treaty With Brazil, They
Also Want Concessions.
A PAKAMOTOT TEOBLEM.
Lancashire llanufaclnrcrs Demand
That Something Be Done to
Save Them From Euin,
EFFORTS OF THE FAIR TRADERS.
ffheir Chief Apostle PajB His Respects to
America and Says-That This Coun
try Will Go Down a Teg
TEOM ITS 1EADECG TRADE fOSlTldtf.
the rolicy or the Fair Trade Club Apjieais to Be
to Completely Stat Out All
Torsion Competition,
WffiKLTO H THE ETEEEST OF CIXauI
BY CABLE TO TUB DISrATCn.
London, Hay 16. By direction of Lord
Salisbury the Commercial Department of
the Foreign Office is at present engaged
npon an earnest study of the last commer
cial treaty between Brazil and the "United
States, and of reports thereon forwarded, by
the British Ministers at "Washington and
Rio. This one fact, among others, that by
this treaty American cotton manufactures,
among other things, are to be admittedinto
Brazil at rates of dirty 25 per centum iless
than thoss imposed npon similar articles
made in this country, has rtirred Lanca
shire to its deepest depths of sorrow and in
dignation, and not unnaturally, for of the
merchandise affected, England sends every
year to Brazil 6,250,000 -worth, whereof
over 2,500,000 are cotton goods.
Lancashire, represented in the House of
Commons by more than 50 members, of
whom a majority are supporters of the Tory
Government, exercises great influence npon
tho present administration, and every ounce
of this -weight is at this moment being
brought to bear upon Lord Salisbury and
his colleagues, several of whom are Lanca
shire men, in order to induce them to make
some arrangement -with Brazil, whereby
Uritish goods may be admitted -upon the
same or better terms as thoss about to be
enjoyed by American manufacturers.
Dare Not Disregard It.
Birmingham, too, is deeply interested,
and Joseph Chamberlain, spurred by his
constituents, insists that something shall be
done. Lord Harrington, wlio representTfhe I
important Lancashire constituency, is equal
ly Insistent; so that the Government dare
not remain inactive. The problem with
which at the moment the commercial de
partment is -wrestling is how to find some
tempting quid pro quo to offer Brazil.
N ot much has been heard lately of the
British protectionists, or, as they prefer to
call themselves for the present, the fair
traders. But this week they have obtained
an occasional corner iu such newspapers as
could spare the space devoted in most jour
nals to the influenza epidemic, the royal
drawing room and other more interesting
topics.
Howard Vincent,. ST. P., Honorary Secre
tary of the United Umpire Trade Leagus,
and second in command of the movement to
the Et, Hon. Jame3 Lowther, St P.,
secured quite a respectable audience, con
sidering the influenza, at the Royal Colonial
Institute, with the Earl of Albemarle in the
chair, for hi3 reading of a paper entitled
"Inter-British Trade" and its Influence on
the TJniiy of the Empire. "' The title had
to be carefully chosen, in order not to
frightct the good folks -who form a majority
of the members of the Institute and regard
doubts as to the all-saving power of free
trade a the rankest blasphemy.
Tim Address TVas Harmless.
Vet Ilm.ard "Vincent managed to drag in
a Rood insny lieresies into an address,
waich, on the whole, was innocuous enough,
anfl in truth mainly composed of platitudes
resecting the greatness and glorj'of the
British Empire. Britons are always -worrying
tlieuiscl i and boring other people by
their lamentations about the vast importa
tions of breadstufls lrom the United States,
which, they think, should come from
Canada
Howard "Vlr cent, hoi, over, does not be
lieve that America will always be on top,
and he predicts that when the principles of
his league shall have prevailed throughout
the empire "Western Canada will be peopled
with loyal Britons, -who will send hither
from 1 heir broad acres a portion of the 28,.
000,000 hundred-weight of grain now an
nually punhased from American farmers,
ai.d that national policy which, since 1879,
lias done so much to advance the interests
of Canada, v. ould soon devise means to sup
ply the mother country with all the wheat,
meat, cattle, farm produce, timber and min
erals now obtained from the United States
and raise the export trade Jo 50,000,000
or more."
A Big Freo Trade Blowout.
A more imposing demonstration took
place Thursday evening in the form of a
public banquet, under the auspices of the
Fair Trade Club. Mr. Lowther presided.
Sir Charles Tupper and the Newfoundland
delegates were among the guests, and the
general company was composed almost ex
clusively of jovial free traders. Mr. Low
ther, who, as a. rule, it most at home at
race meetings, being an honored member of
the Jockey Club, found himself in congenial
company, and spoke his mind with more
lrankness than he is accustomed to show in
the House Of Commons, ,where he always
teems hampered by the consciousness that
he was once a member of the Tory Cabinet
He deplored the blindness of the free
traders; rejoiced that nearly every colony
had declined to follow the pernicious ex
ample of the old country; argued that the
time had come to bind the empire in" a com
mcicial union against the world and neatly
summarized his i iens in a remark that the
country had now to choose between the
maintenance of two institutions, the Cob
den Club and the British Empire.
Policy of the Club.
It may be worth while here to explain the
R1T0NS
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polioyof the Fair Trade Club. It is offi
cially declared to be "that all competitive
articles -which come into this market 'for
sale, except raw material, and especially
those -which "ire do not ourselves produce,
should be loaded with the same burdens of
imperial and local taxation which every
article produced in the United Kingdom
bore within its value when it went into the
markets of the world." .
Iu other words foreigners are to be
tariffed out of all power of competition.
Hut the foreigner need not be at all alarmed.
The Fair Trade Olub makes a brave show of
names in its lists of councils and commit
tees, but among its members there arc not
half a dozen men of real political influence;
and, although it has'not been starved in the
matter of money, for many of its promoters
stand to make millions by its success, .it 3
propaganda has made very little impression
upon the people at large. Nevertheless, it
may do a great work, -when, as some people
predict will be the case in a few years, a
popular revulsion against free trade shall
take place.
FIRE-SWEPT MUSKEGON.
TWKNTV .BLOCKS OP THE MICHIGAN
CIT7 ABE IK ASHES.
A Fine Court Hotuo and Jail Destroyed,
and the Prisoner's Released Tho En
tire Loss Abont Half a Million A Ut
tlo Child Missing.
MUSKEGON, May 16. This city suffered
a visitation from the flames this afternoon.
Fire started at 0:30 o'clock in the Launkowell
Motel bam? from some unknown cause,
and, aided by"a strong wind, swept with
lightning-like rapidity ten blocks up Pine
street, one of the chief business thor
oughfares of the city. Then by a sud
den shift in the wind the flames
were driven toward Terrace avenue, one of
the finest residence streets in town, where
they swept unchecked, and are now burn
ing with unabated fury near Evergreen
avenue, in the- southern edge of the city.
Twenty-two blocks are devastated, as if
swept by a hurricane of fire. Pine street
business houses' for ten blocks are entirely
wiped out.
Among the more valuable blocks were
the Pine Street House, Phil A. Bourne
Mock, the Eckman drugstore, Mathew "Wil
son's residence, Sedgwick's -wholesale store,
McMichael's shoe store, the Launkowell
Hotel, the residences of S. P. Outhwaite, L
A. Miller, "Wanty & Manning, Peter
Steketee and Alexander Van Zant The
elegant Fleming residence and others were
also reduced to ashes.
The 5100,000 Court House was gutted, but
its public documents were saved. Prisoners
in the county jail, which occupied the base
ment of the Court House, were liberated.
Several cows and horses were burned, and a
little child who was sleeping in the Launko
well Hotel barns, where she fire started, is
missing. The loss cannot be accurately
stated at this hour, but will probably reach
$300,000.
By 9 o'clock fire had reached the southern
district of the city where there was space
between the bouses, and the firemen suc
ceeded in reducing the further progress of
the flames. To-night 20 blocks of business
houses and dwellings are in smouldering
ruins. The total number of dwellings
burned may safely be put at 350. Frequent
reports from exploding boilers are beard.
Dynamite "was used In someinstances to Clear
buildings.
CHICAGO LABOR QTP0UTEES.
They "Win Be Put Through for Bringing
Over Eleven Austrian:.
SrECIAL TELEOEAM TO TOE OISFATCn.
New York, May 16, Superintendent
"Weber has determined to ascertain whether
it is possible to enforce at this port that
portion of the emigration laws wnich pro
hibits the importation of alien contract labor.
On Monday last he detained at the Barge
Pfficc 11 Austrian immigrants of that kind,
'who, according to their own statements, had
been brought here under contract to work
for two companies in Chicago. Their pass
age to this country had been paid by an
agent, or contractor, who had agreed with
them that they should get a certain fixed
rate of daily wages in Chicago.
As in these cases there seemed to be a
clear violation of law, Mr. "Weber ga-xc or
ders for thedetention. of the men. They
were not shipped back to Austria at once.
The Secretary of the Treasury was notified
of their arrival and of the ad isability of
keeping them here as witnesses in a suit to
be brought against the violators of the alien
contract labor law. Mr. "Weber desired that
a trial might be held, in order that the ex
act application of the provisions of the law
might te obtained, for his guidance. It is
probable that the cases will tie tried in Chi
cago, where the companies charged with
illegal practices are to be found.
SALVATION AEMY ECHOES.
John I Sullivan's Wife's Name Likely to
Figure in a Divorce Suit.
SFXCIAX. TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.
Pkovidence, May 16. Captafn and the
Bev.H.E.Howland,of Salvation Army fame,
whose relations with the wife of John L.
Sullivan a year or more ago created quite' a
scandal at Biver Point, has applied for a
divorce from his wife, Mary A., and
hi case came up before Judge "Wilbnr
this morning. Captain Howland te a
that his wite was in the habit of using
household -utensils, such as forks, pitchers
and that sort of thing, in trying to persuade
him to do as she desired. He denied ever
treating her in any but 'a proper manner
and said that his church sent her money
each week, averaging $11 a week.
The church Ted her sumptuously and yet
he had to leave the place because his wife
acted so badly that she broke up his- meet
ings He denied tar and featheis were
ready for him if he did not leave the place,
but said that he went because the mission
was broken op. The case was continued a
week and some lively testimony will prob
ably be introduced on both sides.
MONUMENT TO JEFF DAVIS.
A Say Set Apart for Concerted Action
Throughout the South.
Nashville, May 16. At a recent meet
ing of the Southern Press Association at
Memphis, a committee of three wag ap
pointed to co-operate with General John B.
Gordon, Commander in Chief of the Con
federate Veteran Association, in raising a
fund for erecting a monument to the mem
ory of Jefferson Davis. This step was taken
in furtherance of a scheme set on foot
shortlv after Mr Davis death, and whili
was intended to secure the co-operation of
Southern newspapers for this end. Some
money has already been raised, but the
efforts in this direction have been desultory
and lacking in system.
The committee has, therefore, appointed
June 18, 1891, as a day upon which the
people of every town and connty in the
Southern States should meet and take the
proper steps to forward the enterprise of
voluntary contributions.
NAVAL HEROES IN EMBRYO.
Thirty-One Cadets Undergo 1'lnal Gradua
atlon at tho Annapolis Acadeinj.
tSlTXlAI. TELEGRAM TO TUB DISPATCH.
AxjAPOLlS, May 16. Thirty-one naval
vca3tte, all of whom expect to be retained in
the navy to fill the vacancies, reported for
final graduating examination at the United
States Naval 'Academy to-day. This is the
ohvss which entered the Academy in
1883, and which, after completing
the four years' course in 1889, was
sent to sen' for two years, preparatory to
final graduation. There are 33 menibors in
the class.' At present there are 28 vacancies
in the service, and it is expected that sev
eral more will occur before the assignment
of the class Is made.
The examination to which these embryo
officers have to be subjected in their final
test, which began to-day, includes French,
Spanish and German, "naval construction,
gunnery, navigation, seamanship and steam
engineering.
BISTER BOSE GEETEtTOE WEDS.
She
Informs 1'arents and Friends of Her J
Marriage to Dr. Xutr.
.SPECIAL TELEQRAH TO TITO DISPATCH.
New Yo&k, May 16. A cable dispatch
says that the parents and frieridsjn En
gland of Amy C. Fowler, known in religion
as Sister Bose Gertrude, and who went last
year to nurse and teach the lepers at Molo
kai, Sandwich Islands, had -received letters
from her, announcing her marriage on
April 11 with Dr.. Lutz, the physician in
charge at the settlement. Bichard F. Down
ing, who has befriended Sister Bose Ger-
Ltrude -In many wayg and was greatly inier-
estedinherwork.sam: "I have not heard any
thing about .it; but as there have been similar
stories published before, all purporting to
be authoritative, I do not put much faith in
it. Her friends in Brooklyn received a
letter from her last week dated April 5, but
she did not say an thing in it about getting
married."
Sister Bose Gertrude arrived in this city
in December, 1889, Jrom .Bath, England,
where her father, the Eev. Mr. Fowler, is a
Protestant clergyman. A few years before
that she became a Catholio and determined
to .go to the leper settlement at Molokai as a
nurse. She was informed that only mem
bers of religious orders were allowed to
work among lepers, and joined the third
order of St Dominic. Sister Eose Gertrude
may have married Dr. Lutz and remain a
member of the third order. ?
THE JACQUES ASSAILANTS.
.They Were Italian TVorklngmen "Who
Stoned 3Ir. Jacques and Daughter.
rsi-ECZU. TELEGRAM TO TtfE DISrATCU.1
BOSTOHMay 16. In a letter received in
Newton from Mr. William Jacques he gives
an account of the assault at Florence upon
himself and his daughter, which differs in
at least one important particular
from the cabled reports. Accord
ing to his story the assault
took place, not ' on May 5, as cabled, but
on Friday, May i, which had been set apart
by the laborers of Europe as a day for dem
onstrations against existing relations be
tween labor and capital. All through the
day there were excited gatherings of work
ingmen in different parts of Florence, some
of which became so turbulent as to be dis
persed by the police.
One crowd of about 300 was listening to
inflammatory speeches when Mr. Jacques'
carriage came into view from a side street.
Immediately the mob set up a howl and be
gan to throw stones at the carriage. M.
Jacques held an open umbrella, so as to protect-
his daughter from the stones, and or
dered bis coachman to whip--up. The mob
attempted -to prevent the escape of the car
riagp7huit.'rp?fljnn5UBCessfulrand the only
personal inJnryf.donetAfW-ausJHCutjn the
cheek of young Miss Jacques by a"stone. "
STILL ATTEE STEW AST'S MILLIONS.
A New Suit Brought Against a Beneficiary
or the Deceased Merchant.
CSrECIAL TELEanAM TO TBI DIBPATCn.
New Toee, May 16. The astute
lawyers who have spent 36 months in pre
paring an attack on behalf of the Irish rel
atives of A. T. Stewart upon the deceased
merchant's millions, executed a new move
ment to-day. "When Joseph H. Choate sub
mitted the argument -which exploded the
case flf Mary Branagh, namely, that there
is no statute under which a non-resident
alien can transmit her right Of inheritance
to another non-resident alien, he admitted
that were Sarah Branagh, the mother of
Mary, alive and able to prove her rela
tionship to A. T. Stewart, her position in
court would be perfectly secure. Judge
"Wallace confirmed this expression in his de
cision. The new feature of the case, brought
forward by Mr. Secor and General Butler as
counsel, lies in another suit of ejectment
asrainst "William P. Smith. A. T. btewart's
'former butler, who lives in a house on East
'xnirty-wm street given mm by juts. Stew
art. This time two Stewarts "sue Thomas
and Alexander, uncle and nephew. Thomas,
who will be the more conspicuous figure in
the case, is, Mr. Secor says, a resident of
Belfast, Ireland, and a first cousin of the
dead merchant. The second Stewart, Alex
ander, lives somewhere in New York.
LAWLESS HUCKLEBERRY FARMERS.
They Cultivate tho Berry by Burning Down
tho Large Forests.
tSFCIAX. ZELEQBAX TO TILE BISFATCB.
Corning, N. Y., May 16, Any one who
has ever lived or traveled through the
wooded countries of this State or Pennsyl
vania can't have failed to notice, in the
early spring or late fall, pillars of smoke
rising among the trees on the mountains, at
regular intervals in the woods. The fires
are the work of the shiftless bushwhackers,
who live in the mountains of all such re
gions. They start the fires In the woods
simply to increase the area of huckleberry J
nusaes in tne picKing anu marKctmg oi tne
fruit, on which they largely depend for
eking out the miserable existence they
lead.
There is only one way in which the
huckleberries can be cultivated, and the
Huckleberry farmer does not need to own an
inch of land. If he has the title to only one
lucifer match he can put thousands of acres
under cultivation in a very short time. He
has only to light it and touch it to the dry
leaves and brush, either in early Bprincr or
late fall, and his cultivation issobn undfFk
way. Tv-hat the result may be In loss oTV
life and property, does not concern him, and
nine out often forest fires thatdevastate the
Pennsylvania woods annually maybe traced
directly to the torch of these outlaws.
Y0UKS TIFFANY'S BASENESS.
Bis "WUe Tells a Sorrowful Story in a Provi
dence Divorce Court.
SPECXAVTUQnAU Tp THE D1SFATCH.1
pBOViDElf CE, May 16. A divorce case,
alleging desertion and non support, brought
by Mrs. Emma N. Tiffany nee Pierson,
against her husband, B. F. Tiffany,
son of ihe noted New York jeweler,
was Ward this afternoOn in the Supreme
Court, Her story was that her husband
left her eleven days after they were mar
ried, and sailed for Europe. Her board had
been paid for a month and she stayed till
the time was up and then went to live with
her mother, and has made her home in
Providence, where she intends to live.
She has never heard lrom ner nusoano.
He did not leave her a cent, and he has not
supported her since in any way. Her
mother, Mrs. Pierson, a widow, told the
same story, and the decree., vas ordered
filed.
' PITT SBtraGr, SUNDAY, K2' It, 1891
THE ITATA STILL OUT,
Uncle .Sam's Crack Cruiser
Charleston Putslnto Port "
Without Her Prize.
THEESMEBALDATOHHE1,
But the Fugitive Hasn't as Much: aa
Been Sighted Up to Date.
SHOULD RESISTANCE BE OFFERED
Our Navy Would Send the Insurgents to the
Bottom of the Sea,
lOIXICO 18 KEEPING HER- HANDS OFF
FEOII A STAFF COERESrONDENT.
. "WASHrs-oxosr, May 16. Secretary Foster
talk'ed freely to-night aboui the Itata affair
during a pleasant interview with the corre
spondent of The DispaICH. He said, in
substance, that his department is
in constant telegraphic communi
cation with its officers at all
points where it is probable any information
about the escaped Chilean rebol, gunboat
Itata could or is likely to be obtained, but
although the United Btates crusier Charles
ton has arrived at Acap'ulco, Mexico, where
she found the Chilean rebel cruiser Esmer
alda at anchor, nothing la yet known of the
where'abouts of the Itata.
In answer to the direct question, "What
will be done with the Itata after she is cap
tured," Secretary Foster said: "She 'will
be tried,, primarily, for violation of our
neutrality laws, and it is probable other
complaints will be made against her."
, Will Not Offer Seslst&ncc.
Secretary Foster does not share the belief
of some person? that the Itata or the 'EsmeV
alda or any other of the Chilean insurgent
essels would resort to force to prevent her
capture. He says that when our
vessel or vessels come up with
her she will be promptly and peace
ably surrendered. The insurgents know that
it would be suicidal for them to make any
offensive or warlike demonstration toward
the United Btates, and therefore they wlll
avoid the possibility of incurring any
greater opposition toward them or their
cause on the part of this Government than
has already been caused by the Itata inci
dent
The first news reoelved to-day was a dis
patch from Acapulco stating that the
Chilean insurgent cruiser Esmeralda had
put out of Acapulco harbor yesterda; and
had returned to port to-day. Later on
through the State Department a dispatch
came saying that the Charleston Bad ar
rived, at Acapulco; that the Esmeralda was
'still in port, but giving no news 6f the
Itata.
Probably Waiting for the Stata.
"What the next sten is to he no one at the
deprfrtmerft know? or feels free to tell The
have the privilege of taking coal aboard
cannot be learned here, as it is a matter en
tirely within the control of 'the Mexican
Government! but the presumption at the
department is against it, as the neutrality
laws would be strained 6y the Mexican Gov
erhnient if it allowed anything beyond
water and food supplies to be furnished a
belligerent.
The theory at the department is that the
Charleston, whose commander, Captain
Bemey, has orders admitting largo discie
tionary movements, will now lie at or near
Acapulce for a time, trusting that the Itata,
which is a blow seven'knot ship, liaS not
yet passed down the coast and will try to
coal in that neighborhood. If she is sighted
the Charleston will doubtless try toeize
her. She cannot do this in Mexican waters,
so that it be would necessary to head her off
outside the three-mile line, or if unsuccess
ful in that, to follow her to sea when she
goes out.
Will Rely on Strategy
"What the Esmeralda will do meantime is
problematical. The general impression is
that the officers of the vessel will relv more
upon strategy than force to obtain the
supplies carried by the Itata, and some offi
cers believe that she is trying to entice the
Charleston away from the Jtata'a real
course,
Becourse to force to prevent the Charleston
from capturing the Itata would, it is said,
be the deathblow to the insurgents of
Chile, as the entire naval force of the
United States in the Pacific would,' In that,
case, be called into play to destroy the in
surgent nayy.
A cablegram received at the department
from Admiral McCann announced that the
Baltimore and San Francisco were both at
Iquique, Chile, to-day. So it appears that
the Baltimore has come North and the San
Francisco has been stayed in her Southern
course just at the point where the Chilean
insurgent navy is now nearly altogether
assembled. This point is almost inJ the
extreme North of Chile, and where the Itata
would naturally find her destination if she
eluded the Charleston. -
The Stand or Mexico.
A message from the City of Mexico, via
"Galveston, says the Mexican Government
denies the truth of the published rumors
that the Chilean steamer Esmeralda suc
ceeded in buying even a limited amount of
coal at Acapulco, but says that on the con
trary she was ordered out of the
port and is now lying off
the coast in neutral waters
waiting, it is thought, for the steamer Itata.
The Esmeralda's steam launch was patroling
all last night. The general opinion at Aca
pulco is that the Itata has passed that place
and gone South, and that the Esmeralda
waited for the United States steamer
Charleston. The officers of the Esmer
alda have been using the telegraph wires
- i A,nifr,.w
at Ii?e&:
At 6 o'clock this afternoon an unusual
commotion was observed on the Esmeralda
by persons who were watching the insurgent
vessel through glasses at Acapulco;' but a
thorough search of the water failed to show
any sign of an approaching -vessel.
A message from Iquique, Chile, via
Galveston, says the United States warship
Baltimore, from Valparaiso, arrived theie
this morning. The Baltimore and the San
Franclsco-.wlll remain on. that coast under
command of Admiral Brown. Admiral
McCann, ivho is on board the Baltimore,
will be transferred to the United States
tseamer Pensacola, which is expected there
in a few days, and will then leave for the
Atlantic
ENGLAND MUST BE NEUTRAL.
The Insurgents Slay Have an Alabama Case
Suco Is Not Head.
Paeis, May 16. A delegate to the Chil
ean Pogcsso party,in an interview, declares
that Balmaceda's adherents have given con-
I TO' IXTE. Zf S5r w3? fT
Kor the cruiser President JPinto, but that the
Congress party has demanded that the Brit
ish Government should not allow the guns
to be delivered If this demand is disre-
garded the Congress party intend, -when the
struggle ig ended, to present a claim similar
to .that in tho case of tho Alabama. 8imilar
claims would, also be made on. France if she
allows the new cruisers to depart.
The delegate denies the New TTork tele
grara stating that Bartas Suco had been
drowned bv the cinlcine' of the Blanco En-
'calada; ami that his signature had deen ille
gally empioyett since, xne jiniisn unsui
at Iquique, he said, has cabled that Suco is
alive.
F0EMED A NEW EEPUBLIC.
n9sents Have a Government With
Iquique as Capital Officers Shot.
LqSDoirj May 16. To-day's advices from
Chile, by way of Buenos Ayres, state that
President Balmaceda is" concentrating his
.force for ari advance npon the revolutionists,
and that srfsoon as he receives the war ves
sels built In France he will attack the in
surgents by sea.
Thecountry from the Atacama desert to
the straits remains faithful to Balmaceda,
while the insurgents are Concentrating a
fovernment in the districts taken from
'eru in the late war. They have practi
cally established a new republic, with
Iquiqie as the eapltal, while old Chile
remains true to the Balmaceda administra
tion. All the officers captured on both sides
have been shot, except in the case of a cap
tain named "Velasco iho was accused of be
traying his post in Atacama, and who was
hanged after a brief court-martiaL
A PHENOMENAL VOYAGE.
THESTJEnSTBISJIAltCK ECUSES AIJ.
THAIDEX OCEAN KECOBDS.
This Newest Bacer Stakes the Trip From
Southampton In 6 Days, 14 Hours and
15 Minutes Nothing on Becord Ap
proaching This Fine "Performance,
' (SPECIAL TEtEQRAM TO TUli DisrATCir.
New Yobk, May 16. The steamship
Fuerst Bismarck, of the Hamburg-Amer-"ican
line,4he newest of th: ocean racers,
eclipsed all maiden voyages and made the
unsurpassed record of 6 days, 14 hours and
15 minutes from Southampton on the trip
pshe gloriously completed off the Sandy Hook
lightship late on Friday night. Nobody on
shore knew that she hod arrived until early
this morning, when the mists cleared away
enough to reveal her handsome proportions
to the expectant observer at the Hook. She
dropped anchor outside the bar a few min
ute's before midnight.
Her performance is altogether marvelous,
and distinctly presages her ultimatfpoises
sion of the proud title of queen ofJtnc twin
screw fleet. It was a phenomenal first
voyage. There is nothing on record ap
proaching it. The Columbia, also of the
Hamburg-American line, held the best
maiden record from Southampton, 6 days
21 hours and 28 minutes, and the Fuerst
'Bismarck's passage is 7 hours and 11 min
utes better than that. The best maiden trip
'from Quecnstown was made by the Majes
tic. It is 6 days 10 hours.
Over the same coarse covered by the
,Majestie, the Fuerst Bisnarck would have
made the first-class time of about 5 days and
22 hours. Oyer the same course (2,788
miles), pursued by the City of Paris when
she made her famous" run of 5 days, 13 hours
?,nd 18 minutes, the promising new ship of
he Hamburg fleet allowing that she main
tained the average of 10.61 Knots that she
develojedonhertrip hither, wotild have
gof overthe distance in S days, 23 hours and
64 minutes, or only 3 hours and 26 minutes
less than the Ihman crack.
In accomplishing this unsurpassedruntheJ
ijiiy 01 .rarwjourneu every-uuy uuuut ooy
"hers, bnrned only 280 tons. She was built
at Stetten by the Vulcan Shipbuilding Com
pany, and is the finest vessel in the German
merchant marine.
A PHILIPPIC AGAINST CLABKS0N.
It Is the Utterance of Roosevelt, of the Civil
' Service Commission. "
Indianapolis, May 16. An elaborate
banquet was given this evening by a num
ber of gentlemen interested- in civil service
reform to Hon. Theodore Roosevelt. About
90 covers were Jaid. The principal address
of the evening was made by Mr. Roose
velt, who, after speaking at some
length of the working of the civil
service, launched out in .answer to the re
cent article of John S. Clnrksoninthe Korth
AmcHcan Review, in a way that tended to
fully awaken those of the banqueters who
might have been inclined to drowsiness.
He characterized Mr.. Clarkson's article as a
loose diatribe, equally compounded of ram
bling declamation and misstatement. He
vigorously denied the truth of Clarkson's
assertion that the Civil Service Commission
was more opposed to the Republican party
under Harrison than it was under Cleve
land. .
The commission is merely enforcing the
law. He said it was just as foolish for Mr.
Clarkson to say that the Democrats had
purchased the Mugwump papers as it was
to declare that they had purchased Mr.
Clarkson to write the article which
really played into Democrat's hands.
Then Mr. Roosevelt accused Mr.
Clarkson of running the Postoffice
Department a3 a "spoils machine treat
ing fourth class offices as simply the prop
erty of Congressmen eood or bad in whose
districts they were situated." In conclu
sion, Mr, Roosevelt said President Harrison
and the Civil Service Commission under
him were dointr evervthinff in their nower to
enforce the civil service laws and extend
their scope.
A YOUNG DESPERADO.
He Is Wanted for Many Crimes, Among
Them That of Murder.
rSPECTAL TELXOKAJI TO THE DISPATCH.
Columbus, May 16. C. H. "White, who
has been held at Louisville, Ky., for sev
eral months on the charge of securing money
under false pretenses and bigamy, was
brought to the Columbus Barracks to-day,
from where he deserted about four years
ago. He is also wanted in Columbus, Ga.,
on the charge of murdering a policeman two
years ago On arrjval here ft was discov
ered ine correct name oi ty mie is jlouis
Scheikowaetz and his father resides in this
city. The young deserter Is not yet 21
years old.
He has been roaming fornearlyfive years,
during which time he has committed many
crimes, and his father supposed he was
dead. Application was made to-day to the
Secretary of "War for Jus discharge from the
army on the ground that he is a minor.
Should he be released, he will be taken to
Georgia for trial
THE IVETT TRIAL ENDED.
An
Alleged Murderer of the Eanchman
Acquitted for Want of Evidence.
Merced, Cal., May 16. The jury in the
case of August Olsen, charged with the
murder of John Ivett, returned a verdict of
not guilty this aftemnon. Ivett was a
wealthy ranchman living near 'Merced
Falls. -Ho was found murdered at his
home last November, and investigation
led to the arrest of August Olsen, his
brother-in-law, who was supposed to have
killed Ivett for the purpose of getting con
trol of his property.
The evidence neainst Olson was entirely
rcircumsfantial, and his trial, which closed
to-day with his acquittal, nas jeen in pro
gress for more than a month past
BUSSEY
UNDER
I
For His Action in' Allowing
Young Kanm to Besign
With 30 Days' Pa),
BECAUSE OF HIS FAJ&LY.
A Higher Authority1 May Interfere
and Make an Example. -.
EECAILING CLEEK EENAUD'S CASE.
He Was Simply Under Suspicion and Sum
marily Bounced.
A QUISHON FOR PRESIDENT HARRISON
CSPICIAL TEtlQltAM TO THE DISPATCH.
"WAsmKGTOir, May 16. The action of
Assistant Secretary Bussey, of the Interior
Department, in allowing Green B. Raum,
Jr., to resign,with SO daya' leave Of absence
on pay, when it was found that he
was guilty of the grossest ir
regularity in his' conduct of the office of
Assistant Chief Clerk of the Pension Office,
has aroused the most indignant criticism.
General Bussey does not hesitate to make
public the scandalous charges that led to
Raum's resignation, but instead of promptly
dismissing the culprit, permits him to band
in a resignation, and then makes him a
present of 30 days' pay as a reward for hav
ing been a participant in a most disgraceful I
scandal.
The Raum case is the first one on rec
,oraup to date where the power of the Ex
ecutive department hasibeen used to shield
an evil doer, continued after a fair and full
investigation. General Baum, the Com
missioner of Pensions, made a grave error
when he appointed his son to a place in the
Pension Bureau. The young man had been
in partnership with his father in the prose
cution of pension claims and after both
members of the firm went into the depart
ment the pension claim agency continued
with another son in charge and the family
name was. used extensively for advertising
purposes. '
The Practice of Nepotism.
, General Raum, however, was not the first
member of the Harrison administration to
appoint members of his family to office.
President Harrison himself set the first ex
ample, and the family appointments which
he made during the first few months of his
reign were numerous. Members of the
Cabinet felt justified to follow his example,
and Secretaries Blaine and Noble and At
torney General Miller and lesser officials
took occasion to find places for relatives.
Secretary Blaine, ltwas generally sup
posed, -was not inclined to the practices of
nepotism in an offensive way and the ap
pointment of his son, therefore, to accom
pany General Foster to Spain in a diplo
matic mission was increased when it became
known that the United States Representa
tive abroad made much of the younginan
an$ -presented him to the Prince of wales
and other members of the royal family. It
Is quite probable that had the young man
boTB3Ehy fiarfi butthat o-Jamei'GC
Blaine,-Jr., "hewould-riot have been tfia
honored.
The Question at Issue.
When General Raum appointed his son to
office he probably Consoled himself with the
thought that he had the defense of prece
dents set by men much higher in the official
scale than mmseu. Tne question is, how
ever, will President Harrison allow Secre
tary Noble and Assistant Secretary Bussey
to use the power of the Interior Department
to shield a man whom they do not hesitate
to, tsrand as an evil-doer? If Green B.
Raum, Jr., sold appointments and promo
tions for cash, as neither Secretary Noble nor
Assistant Secretary Bussey hesitste to ad
mit, to say nothing of his action in "borrow
ing'' ?72 of the public funds, why was he
not summarily dismissed?
. The Secretary says they were "lenient be
cause of sympathy for those nppn whom the
burden of his wrong-doing would fall."
This probably means that Raum was pre
sented wun au uays pay as a gut to nana
over to his wife and family. But on at
least one previous occasion Secretary Bus
sey did not exercise similar leniency. It
was not many months ago that Commis
sioner Raum suspected that some clerk in
his office was furnishing the newspapers
with the facts regarding the conduct of cer
tain branches' of the Pension Bureau.
The Discharge of Renaud.
It was necessary to make an example of
some.one, and so a clerk named Edward
Renaud, of whom the Commissioner was
suspicious, was summarily discharged, with
out one day's leave of absence, and in 'the
face of a sworn affidavit that he was inno
cent. There was no evidence against him,
except of a purely circumstantial character.
yet he was dismissed (not permitted to
resign, as the Conimissioner's son was), and
the man who signed the order of dismissal
was the same General Bussey who found
young Raum guilty of charges infinitely
more serious than those brought against
Renaud, and presented him -with 30 days'
pay. Renaud was never convicted of any
irregularity whatever, and to this day
louaiy protests ms innocence.
. Seoretary Noble Is not In the city at pres
ent, but in a public interview he has ex
pressed the opinion that younz Raum - was
guilty of the charges against him. Whether
General Noble consented to the order allow
ing Raum to resign, with a gift of 30 days'
Efty, is not known. It will not be strange,
owever, if some higher authority than
General Bussey will decide to make the
Raum case an example and discipline some
of the officials who 'out of sympathy"
place a premium upon jobbery in public
office.
It looks as if Raum, Sr., must eventually
follow the example set by his son and re
sign, with 30 days' leave on pay.
Commissioner Raum Talks.
A dispatch from Chicago says: Concern
ing the resignation of his son and the pub
lished statement that he, himself, would
take like action, General Green B. Baum,
Commissioner oi jfensions, said to-day: "it
because of this unfortunate affair about my
son, the President is at all displeased with
me, I shall resign. "Whether he is dis
pleased I cannot say, for I have received,no
intimation from him. I am very sorry for
my son, and am deeply humiliated by it
But he is innocent of wrong-doing. The
572 was satisfactorily accounted for, and the
colored man, who has an excellent reputa
tion, denies having received any money
from this man Smith. And it is not shown
that my son received any money."
"In the department are about 2,000 em
ployes. Many enmities exist. Complaints
unjust about him have been made to the
Secretary, and to prevent further annovancc
to that official, my son resigned. He could
hot afford to remain while any- suspicion
remained, on him. As to myself, I don't
care to say anything further. I shall leave
for "Washington to-day. What I do w ill be
done on whatTleam there."
"I did not seek the office," he said. "It
came to me unsolicited. During my in
cumbency its affairs have been conducted
with honesty and dispatch. I have nothing
to,conceah On my record there does not
appear a blot. I have been in public life a
long time and no man can point to a dis
honest or even questionable act of mine1."
HABEIS0N EESUMES BUSINESS.
The President Back at His Official Unties
. After Bis Long Trip.
WAsHiNQTOir, May 16. The President
resumed his official duties at the "White.
House to-day, just as- though nothing un
usual had occurred. He was at his desk
from 9 o'clock until 6, with the exception of
an hour for lunch, and a portion of this time
was spent in the East Room, shaking
nanas with a party or excursionists
from Pennsylvania. He disposed of con
siderable routine business during the
day and had conferences on important
official matters with Attorney General
Miller, Secretary Foster, Secretaries Moore,
Grant, Chandler and Spaulding, Senators
Hawlev and Morrill and John "W". Foster.
'who had just returned from a special mission
id apain.
'vThere are a number of important questions
plnding in each of the Executive Depart
ments, and it is the President's purpose to
dispose of them as ranidlv as possible.
-Although there was no meeting of the
uabipet about every cabinet omcer in town
callefl during the day and had a short chat
over patters pertaining to the departments.
HE BERING .SEA CAMPAIGN.
CaptaM Coulson of the Rash Ready to
Begin Chasing Sealers.
"WAsiprOTOS", May 16. The Revenue
Marine Office has received a dispatch from
Captain 1 CouTson, commander of the reve
nue cutter Rush, now at San Francisco, in
which He says the vessel is now ready for
orders to sail on her cruise in Bering Sea at
any time.
The captain has not yet received his final
instructions in regard to the dealing with
vessels found illicitly sealing in Bering Sea,
which, it is -understood, will not be issued
until Secretary Foster has f Xopportu
ity to confer with the Presi . 'He sub
ject. VfrJW.
BLAINE STILL IMPHOVlii ?Q
' So
HIs Thyslclan Says He is On tho "WsvV,,
speeuy Aiecoyexy.
SrECIAL TELKQBAM TO THE DISPATCH.
. .. -
New Touk, May 16. Secretary Blaine,
who has been ill since May 8 at the house
of his son-in-law, Walter Damro-ich, has
passed the serious part of his sickness, ac
cording" to his physician, and seems to be on
the way to speedy recovery. Dr. Dennis
called at 9 o'clock to-day "2nd found that
there was considerable improvement. Mr.
Blaine was not suffering the slightest pain.
The swelling of his feet had gone down,
and all the signs indicated that the gout
was passing away. Another favorable
indication was the increase of his appetite.
A dispatch from "Washington says:
Dr. N. S. Lincoln, of this cityf who is
Mr. Blaine's physician, in speaking about
the Secretary's present condition, said he
knew nothing about it except what he had
seen in the newspapers, and, judging from
what he saw there, especially the state
ments attributed to the members of the
family, he tlid not think that Mr. Blaine
was seriously ill at all. Mr. Blaine, the
doctor said, had been working very hard for
months and now that he was away from his
desk, he supposed his family would like to
keep him away from work for a time and
not nurry back to "Washington.
MORE WORE FOR BEN BUTLER.
Mrs. Johnson, His Client, Rearrested and
Interesting Question Come Up.
SPECIAL TXXXQBAH TO THE DISPATCH. 1
JJosroir, May 16. Mrs. Clarietta John
soi is again under arrest after two days of
libertyAand themli irk prospect a-migltty
interesting legal squabble as to th right of
State courts jto interfere with Federal
Court cases. Mrs. Johnson was released on
a writ of personal replevin, granted by a
State court. She has been rearrested on a
bench warrant by Judge Nelson, of the
United States Court, and on Monday next
she will have to explain why she is at
liberty.
Then the whole question as to the legality
of her imprisonment, the right of the State
court to interfere in such cases, the righ
of the Superintendent of the Reformatory
to release a Federal prisoner at the order of
a State court and the right of a Sheriff to
inquire into the legality of a writ before
Serving it. All these important questions
will arise, and General Butler will have a
legal fight on his hands which will give
him all the latitude he wants.
PriTSBTJEG lEaiSLATION.
The Street Bills "Will He Signed, but the
cm " Charter Act Was Doomed.
rSPICIAD-TEt-KOBAJT TO THE DISPATCH.
. Habmsbtjeg, May 16. Governor Pattf
son has until .Monday to decide what dispo
sition he will make of tho several Pitts
burg street bills passed by the Legislature
and in his possession since they were
messaged to the Executive Depart
ment. The approval -of all of them is
probable. Among these are 'the curative
bills. The Governor is understood to have
discovered nothing in them calling for dis
approval in the light of recent decisions of
the Supreme Court.
It was lucky that the Pittsburg charter
bill was recalled by the Legislature, as the
Governor had determined to veto it, not only
because it contained two subjects, but on ac
count of other objectionable features.
THE DISPATCH DIRECTORY.
Contents of tho Issue Classified for the
Headers' Convenience.
Tho issue of Tue Dispatch to-day consists
of 20 pages, made up. in three parts. The
local, telegraphic and cable news of yester
day and last night occupies the first nine
pages; class news occupies a portion of the
second part, and the special features will be
found, as follows:
PAETII.
Poet 9.
Speaker Eeed Interviewed at Borne. Cable News.
An Insult to Stanley. ' Thcosophists TVill Split.
Mall Eobbcry In New York. Three-cent Fares.
FagilO.
Confession of a Liar. JOSEPH Mpliuttox
Resume of tho Week Wilkie
The Giver of Life Kev. George Hodges
Past 11.
The Want Column. To Let Column,
For Sale Column.
PagtVii
The Society World, i
Musical SmaU Talk.
Page 13.
Secret Societies.
Markets by Telegraph.
Paaeli.
The Grand Army.
Jlllltla News.
Local Trade News.
Henry Clews' Letter.
Amusement Notices.
Gossip of the Stage.
rage IS.
Eevlew.of Sports Pr.INGLE
South Sea Ghosts STEVEXSOX
"Women and the Home Bessie Bramele
Late Science Gossip.
Page 16.
Justice In Chile Fannie B. Wabd
PABTIH.
PageZT.
Bow to Grow Old Fbaxk G. CAEPESTin
A Tale of tho West DiX. QclJt
Dogs for War ... GEOItGEE. WALSH
The Witch of Prague F. 1IAKIOX CjiawvobdJ
Page 13.
Po'singasa,Banker BILL NTS
Loc Between Baft C. T. IIithiUT
Beauty and Flesh Cilia Loo A3
Page. IS.
Flower of the Island.... Patss
Puzzle Department .E. I. Cuapdourx
Pastimes for Ladles. ...Jtns. M. E. W SUEUWoon
The Lake District Edoab L. Wakemax
Page 20.
Late Fashion Notions.. , Felix
Household Hints ELLICE SEkexa
Green Completions bini'.LEY D are
Piracy of a Poem I: Howard Fieldrco
Fresh Elec trlcal Gossip.
HVE OENTa
T
Bishop Potter Asked for
Commission to Investi
gate the Minister.
a
AFOKMAL PETITION MADE,
Signed by Bign. and Low Represent--atives.of
the Episcopal Church.
HEWTOFS ASSAULTS ON DOCTELNE,
ITany
of His Fellow-Clergymen
Should Be Inquired Into.
Feel,
ANICCLESIASnCAL TRIAL HAT RESULT
SrZCIAt, TEUEOBAM TO THE DISPATCH.
New Yobk, May i6. The smothered
anger with which the strict churchmen
have regarded the immunity-accorded to
Heber Newton's long-time dissemination of
doctrines not merely akin to, but identified
with those held by Mr. MacQueary, ry6
burst out anew in the form of a petltwa
to Bishop Potter, asking f6r the appoint
ment of a commission to make an
inquiry regarding the teach!ngiof Heber
Newton. Although the proceuuret of the
Presbyterian and Episcopal chtirchess dif
ferent, a report adverse to Mr. NewtonX may
produce in the end the same result A the
HEBER
NEWTON EX
report of the Presbytery's eommitteeoa"V ,
ur. unggs' heterodoxy, it may, nowrver,
-ove as innocuous as the proceeding tinder-
. " years ago against Mr. Newton under
V
. ". -i..i. .....:,..,.
-J3ia a uusiivca.
.me, however, it is believed that
the3LVsomethintr more than mere rumor to
go ori.v The signers embrace representatives
of the different "-phases of' precept and
practices in the Episcopal Church. Broad
Churchman E. "Walpole "Warren sisns the
petition as well as High Chuichman
George H. Houghton. This is the petition:
The Petition as Presented.
To the Eight Eev. Dr. Henry C. Potter, D.D.
LL. D D. C. L.. Bishop of New York:
Whereas, .Grave and widespread rumors
are now going abroad regarding al
leged violations of tho doctrine and dis
cipline of ,thfe Protestant Episcopal Church
upon the part of tho Iter. K. Heber Xewton,
D. D., rector of All Soul's Parish, New York
City: and,
Whereas, It is declared in canon 1, title 2,
of the canon government of the Protestant
Episcopal Church in the United States of
America, that when a minister of this
church shalt be accused by public rumor of
holding and tenoning publicly or privately
and advisedly any doctrine contrary to that
held by the Protestant Episcopal Church, it
shall he the duty of the Bishop to see that
an Inquiry be instituted as to the truth of
such public rumor: and .
Whereas, Canon U, section 1, of the canons
of the Diocese of Mew York, also provides
that whenever from public rumor, or other
wise the Bishop shall have reason to believe
that any clerzvman is under the imputation
of
having been guilty of any offense: or
misconduct for whleh he is liable to bo
tried, and tho interest of the Church re
quires aninvestlgattan, it shall ba bis duty
to 'appoint Ave persons, of whom three at
least shall bo Presbyters, to examine the
case, a, majority of whom mak0uch 6-tamlh-atioivittd
if there isin their opinion sutHcle.lt
ground for presentment, shall present tho
clergyman accordingly.
We, the undersigned Presbyters of the
diocese of New York, wonld re4pectfnly
petition that the inquiry provided for by tho
canons above cited he instituted, with a. .
view to ascertaining the truth concerning
ine Duoiicrnmors respecting tne leacmng ot
the Rev. K. Heber" Newton.
Intent of the Petition.
One of the signers of the petition said iu
regard to it: "The paper, which is drawn
up by a most competent hand, has the cor
dial approval of prominent clergymen in
this city of the highest Influence, whose
names are not affixed. This Is for reasons
that will readily occur to the minds of per
sons familiar with ecclesiastical etiquette
and canon law. The signers may be re
garded as men representing various schools
of thought.
"Among the names are those of the Rev.
Dr. George Houghton, rector of the Church
of the Transfiguration; the Rev. Dr. Isaac
Tnttle, rector of St. Luke's; the Rev.E. W.
Warren, rector of Holy Trinity; the Rev.
Backus, of the Church of the Holy Apostles;
the Rev. Dr. Hughes, rector of the Church
of the Holy Sepulchre; the Rev. Dr. Van
Rensselaer, chaplain of the Hdhse of Holy
Comforter; and the Rev. Dr. Gullaudet, rec
tor of St. Ann's Church.
Points to Ho Gained.
"One point to be gained by this action wai
this: The signers will feel in the future
that they have done their duty, while eccle
siastical authorities will at the same time be
unable to say that no encouragement was
given by clergymen to deal with the subject.
Whirling onward, as we are now at present,
many feel that we may soon reach a point
whence the hesitation of the present hour
may be looked back to as disastrous.
"Again, the presentation of this paper will
'not only give the Bishop a fair opportunity
fdr some special expression on the subject,
but it offers the people reasonable ground
to hope for it. Should the Bishop
fail to act, we may have a state
ment of any reason that may exist for
holding that an inquiry at the present time
wouldn't be in the interests of the church.
Beyond question, if such reasons exist,
their statement would be without effect
npon the public mind, and perhaps it would
relieve the anxiety of multitudes who are
now to pained by-silence.
leaving Scope for Jurors.
"The first intention was to have only a few
names attached to the petition. The re
monstrance that lately went to the Bishop
was numerously signed, for the reason, per
haps, that it was intended to serve
in connection with possible action
the next General Convention.
It was Impersonal and did not
point in the direction of any trial. The
present communication may probablr result
in ecclesiastical proceedings, and for that
reason the list of possible jnrors should be
left as large as the necessity would require.
Otherwise it might be found impracticable
to find men who would not be considered
disqualified.
"This movement "has no connection with
the proceedings taken some years ago. On
criticism made upon the petition or a lay
canonist of distinguished ability arM long
established reputation is to the- effect that it
is not a case of 'rumor,' but of well known
fact, flagitious in character; and that as
saults upon the doctrines of the church
should be made the subject of a formal, pre
sentment," Doings or the scotch-Irish.
Their Congress Closes To-Day With s Cove- ".
nanters Meeting
Louisville, May 16. At the Scotch
Congress to-night Dr. Mcintosh spoke upon A
"The Scotch-Irish of the Past, Present and
Future." John Echols received a number ;
of telegrams of regret.
Prof. T. M. Hawes, of Louisville, read ;
an original poem by Mrs. Sophie Sea, dedi
cated to Rev. T. D. Witherspoon, a lineal
descendant of John Knox. The meeting
will close to-morrow with an old-fashioned
Covenanters' meeting.
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