TWO GREAT DEBTS
Major McKiiiley Analyzes Pen
sion Finances in His
Memorial Oration.
THE XATI03TS OBLIGATIONS
To Creditors Compared With Its Pay
ments to Its Yeterans.
Tfl BEST EQUIPMENT TOR TVAK.
President Harrison's Kemarls at the Phila
delphia Celebration.
HOW DECORATION DAT WAS OBSERTED
I'lTCIAt TELXGUAM TO THE DISrATCn 3
Castox, Ma- 30. The feature of the
Memorial Day observances here to-day was
the address of Hon. "William McKinley.
He legan w ith an appropriate eulogy of the
honorable dead and impressive w ords to the
living who have in keeping, their sacred
memories. Coming to the policy of Amer
ica in uot maintaining a standing army, he
said:
It was reported In the public press of a
fci dnjsngo that the Secretary of State, on
Mirch 27 last, thus spoke to a, foreign repre
fcentatne "I do not recognize the right of
nny Go eminent to tell the United States
wliit it bhpuld do. We have never received
orders from any foreign power, and vwll not
begin now " This has been tho national
sentiment since w o ha e been a Go ernment
and will continue to bo while the Go em
inent l.it "W c arc not seeking a qitarrel
w 1th anj nation, but we do not permit, and
net cr ha o permitted, any nation to dictate
to us or determine our domestic or foreign
pohej. AVe are not and nccrhao been a
military ieople. We ha e been too lra.y
and too practical to carry arms In time of
peace. War with litis always been a
mi-ins of conquering an honorable peace
and never resorted to until everything else
short of n surrender of principle and essen
tial lights, failed to bring peace Only, 16
out of a period ot 116 3 care, m hich incliidc-i
tho cinhtyejrs war tor our independence,
hae we been engaged in actual varfare,
'and then onlj in defense of our rights and
liberties against a foreign enemy, and to
presere peace and an indriisiblu Union
w ithin our uw n borders.
The Best Preparation for War.
Xor are w o prepared for war, in the Eu
ropean sense of ha ing a pow eriul army and
a great navj, although within a few jears
weliaeinc.reaoi our nuval strength, and
are now engaged in building a number of
first-class ships of modern design, which will
rial tho bes of the norld. But as con
trasted with nianj other nations, wo are
without hips and armament, without forti
lications and coast defense. As lewed from
a t-tnctly military standpoint, therefore, we
would bo called almost Uefenscless on land
and sea And jet we aic not defenseless.
o nation is delenselcs ith such resourcji
as we possess I$c-idj we hao deiroi
strated in c erj war in which e have been
engaged our leadiness and adaptation lor
anj emergen cj our mh ercnt anu almost re
istle strength, founded upon a sincere ai
fection lor our country and her institutions;
and so long as it lasts wo may fear no loe
Jronianj quarter. Our best cndea or should
be to entourage and promote this loe of
countrj among the people, which is the
lerj firmament of our power in war and
peace
Our civil war was a demonstration of whit
a people dedicated to peace and the pursuits
of peace can accomplish when freedom and
countrj and home and love of all in-pire tho
masses With hearts mo ed by the love of
iiuerty, military discipline comes quicMj;
with hands read to use them, anus aro
promptlj forthcoming With the will there
came the waj , and as if bv magic a migbty
and irresistible army was raised and
equipped Within 13 hours from the receipt
ot the telegraphic call two Ohio regiments
were on their waj to save the national
capital, and many, many more were read,
whose sen ices ere not needed.
Didn't Think ofMoney Then.
Coming to the subject of pensions, Hajor
McKinlcv spoke as follows:
Neither bounty or pay or pensions were
thought of 11 hen the great North offered her
bet from ei try walk of life, that the Union
might be prescrxed. Natne born and
adopted citizens wrio brothers and com
rades in the great struggle. Men of all na
tionalities mingle I their blood m tho com
mon sicnilco and lor the -xouimoii good
A hen tlic new. of the fall of Kichmoi.d
rcnihc-d Washington tho people assembled
in large numucisut the residence of Mr.
i-oward, Secrclarj of State, and, responding
to their call, the gieat premier said, among
other things "1 am now about writing mv
foreign dispatches, w hat shall I tell the
Kmgot PruuT ' lie answeicd his own
question with this glowing tnbuto to our
German fellow citizens "1 will tell him that
the Germans luxe been faithful to the
standard of the Union as his excellent 3Iin-it-tci
Il.it on Gorolc has been constant in his
friendship to the United States. Our adopt
ed citizens of ci ery land knew in that great
contest but one lhig, the flag of the stars "
What a might annj was mustered. The
whole number of men m the military and
nixnl service during the Civil War was
2,fi5ri,533, of n Iiicjl number nearly 200,000 were
eoloied. About 1,400,000 men Were inactu.il
wn ice-70,00(1 nue killed in the field and
Ifl.OOO iliwl m hospitals and camps. Jloro
than 3.V),00u Union soldiers and sailors per
ished daring the late war, and presumubly
the same ghostlj ligurts are required to
reckon the Conlcderate loss In audition,
an untold number on both sides were more
or less disabled for life. Tho wooden leg,
nrmless sleei e, badges of bra ery and sacri
fice tire seen all o cr tho lind, and aro grim
reminders of tli.it fearful contest.
Patriotism in the Prison?.
Probablj the most splendid illustration of
dci otiou to countrj aud lot e for the old flag
v as displaj ed by onrprfroners of war. Dur
ing the giojt struggle 175,(00 of our men were
captund and Hindu pusoncrs: and when
misery, despair and death wore stalking
throi.cn their prs0n pens, wbtn stanatiou
wasaIinot overcoming their brao hearts,
and rcison was tottering liberty was
oflotcd tiie-e men upon ondition that they
would swear allegiance to the Coucderate
Got eminent and onlisi in the cause of the
Cciafe-dc-i-ic What answer made our hero
conirailps Js than Slier cent of them, less
than .1 190 out of 17"i 000 w ere w illing to accept
their freedom upon such terms, although it
was fi om stan ation, idiocj , sickening bcenes
and death
Tell me that men of such mettle place
pensions above patriotism. Toll mo that
men who are thus willing to vield up their
lies for their eountrj would loot the.
Treiisurj aud bai krupt the Goi ernment
which tfitj were willmg togne their Hlc
blood to sa e. There is not n i olunteer sol
dier before mo. tin re is not a olunteer of
the Republic anj w herw iio would exchange
his honorable record in the service of his
countrj in behalf ot freedom and mankind,
in behalf of the freest and best Go cnimcnt
on thel.-ceof theeaitlr, for anj money ton
sideratu n Their patriotism is abo o price.
It cannot be bought It 13 not merchandise
forbirtcr. Itis not in tho market. I thank.
Godthere are ymethuigs that monej cannot
buj and patriotism is ont, of them.
Tho Nation's Two Great I)ebt&.
When the war was a er this Government
had two great debts. One was to its credit
ors, w ho had loaned their money in its hour
of necessitj', thus expressing confidence in
the ultimate i ictory of the Union anus. The
other debt wus its obligation to tho men who
had sai cd it anil made it possible to pay its
nione debts. The one could be computed
the other wiia ln nml human cnmnutnHnn
o w ere not afilo to paj- the principal of
the pablic debt Incurred bj- the war w;hen
liostilitu's ecised. It had readied the enor
mous sum of s.1,0011,000,000 Many thought w e
neicrconld paj it. 'Die Government could
tiii nothing more than to proi Ide for tho in
tercut on that debt and extend thepajment
of the principil until it had recovered from
.the waste ol war. This it did. So that the
two great items of debt at tho close of tho
war were the interest to the public creditor
and pensions to tho soldiers. These two
items ha c never been so great in the aggro-C-ite
as thev were in 13G7. It me brui to
j oar attention some figures which are both
interesting and instruetivc. They show the
annual interest paid to bondholdersjuid the
41nnu.il pensions paid to the soldiers fflr a se
ries or years beginning w ith 1S67: J
A Very Instructive Table.
1C7. Tension roll
16G7. Interest on public debt.
TAf.1
$ 20,936,000
. 1, 78 1,000
..$1,717,X)
1KB. Pension roll . $23,732,000
"1S63. Interest on public debt.. ...... 110,421,000
Total $161,156,000
L lCa. Pension roll $ 28,176,000
lsua. micresioapuoucaeDi r. i30,E,uw
'Total .$159,170,000
1SS0. Pension roll $87,(21,000
1SS9. Interest on public debt 41,000,000
Total $123,021,000
1!90, "Pension roll $100,K6 000
1SIW. Interest on publiO)debt 36,000,000
Total . $112,030,000
1S9L Pension roll ......i. $126,000000
1891, Interest on public debt C2, 100,000
Total .'... $153,100,000
1HH. Pension roll $135,000,000
K8M. Interest on public debt 27,000,000
Total $162,000,000
Wchaiepaid on tho greater part of the
public debt; and reduced the annual interest
to 427,000,000, as against $113,781,000 in 1867. It
will be oben cd thatthe two items of pen
sions and interest on the public debt in 1532
arc less than the tw o items were in 1867. Tho
Government, has almost extinguished its
debt to the bondholders. staraDod out even-
suggestion of repudiation of that debt, una
it proposes now to keep faith i ith Its other
sacred creditors tho soldiers and sailors
who sal cd tho nation.
The Major's peroration was eloquent and
patriotic.
HARRISON'S NOBLE WORDS.
HIS ADDRESS AT THE POOR OF DfDE
rEfDENCE HAIX.
He Feels More of Triumph Than of Sor
row, and Would Ha e Flags Fry at the
Peak Instead of at Half Mast Obedi
ence to Law.
Philadelphia, May 30. Although the
weather was cloudy and threatening,
Memorial Day was observed in grand style
in this city. Among the distinguished vis
itors were President Harrison, Secretarys
Proctor and Tracy, Postmaster General
"Wanamakcrand Private Secretary Halford.
The ceremonies took place at Independence
Hall, where the President addressed the
people as follows:
I esteem it a great-pleasure to stand in this
historic edifice, to take part to-dav as a com
rade of the G. A. It. in these most instructive
and interesting exercises which ha e been
instituted to keep alive in our hearts the
memories of patriotic dei otion and sacri
fice. Itis cminentlj' appropriate that we
should stand for a little time, before wo go
torthe graves of our dead, in this edifice,
where tho foundation of our liberties, the
Declaration of Independence and of Civil
Government, were made. I have recently,
in an extended trip, been able to see what
was the flow cr of the seed that was planted
here.
We aro hero,in Philadelphia, a community
instituted upon the principles of peace and
good will among men: and jet, in a com
munity that had gh en conspicuous illustra
tion of the fact that the fruits of peace may
sometime be made to be defended by the
valor of soldiers, ou did not at all depart
from tho great lossons which were taught
oy me iounaers 01 tnis conniry, when, untt
ing,with your comrades from all the States,
you went out into the fleld to hold up this
banner; to miintain a peace which should
be perpetual and all pervading in all the
States
Obedience to law is the first element of
domestic peace and order. You w cut out to
maintain that, and have established, as I
beliei e. again in the afle.ctions of our people
the old flag of our fathers, and have settled
perpetuallj the question of loval submission
to the (ViTistftlltlnn find thft lnw frt nil Hia
States. It has been settled to tlie great con
tentment and happiness of all our people,
and what no other nation could hae
brought prosperity to eeiy section and
everj State.
I appreciate most highly this generous
welcome which you extend tome, and shall
take part in theso exercises of tho day with
a sense of their fitness and Of tho great
events which they commemorate. I have
never been able to think of tho dav a one of
mourning; I have never quite been able to
feel that half-masted flags were appropriate
on Decoration Day. I hav e rather felt that
the flag should be at tho peak, because those
whose dv ing we commemorate rejoiced see
ing it where their valor placed It. We honor
them in a Joyous, thanktul, triumphant com
memoration of what they did. We mourn
for them as comrades from whom we have
narted: but wo feel tho tilorv of their dvimr.
and the glory of their achievement covers
an ourgnci, anu nas sec mem in an imper
ishable roll of honor.
At the close of"the exercises afinfle'pend
ence Hall, the procession tookup its line of
march to Laurel Hill Cemetery.' Here
President Harrison delivered another ad
drcss appropriate to the occasion, dwelling
upon the necessity of obedience to the law.
A HEROIC DEED COMMEMORATED.
Ohioans Unveil a Jlomment to, the Mem
ory of the Andrews Raiders.
Chattanooga, Tesx., May 30. Ohio's
tribute to the Andrews raiders, provided
for by the General Assembly of the State,
was unveiled in the Kation.al Cemetery at
this place this afternoon. Judge Thaddcus
A. Minshall, President of the Ohio Andrews
Haiders' Monument Commission, spoke
briefly, after which ex-Governor Foraker
was presented and delivered the principal
address. At the close -of Jiis speech the
monument was unveiled tf an 8-year-old
boy, Marion L. Koss, of Christiansburg,
nephew of Manoa A. Jloss, one of the exe
cuted, anil only male survivor of the Boss
familj. A number of minor addresses foL
lowed.
"What is known as the Andrews 'raid oc
curred in April. 1862. The leader, James
J. Andrews, was a Union spy. " He made
two attempts with small binds of Ohio
soldiers In 1862 to make hiswav secretlv to
Atlanta and capture a loeomotne on the
Western and Atlanta railroad, on which ie
aud his companions propose to Tide over
tne road to cnattanooga, burning the bridges
after them. Both failed. It was in the
second attempt that he and seven of his men
lost their live. He and his men captured
3 locomotive and three freight cars in the
secona ram at iiig Shanty, but after an
erciting run and hot pursuit of nine miles
the raiaers abandoned the engine and took
to the woods, to be all captured within the
next two or three days. Qf the- 22 men in
the party eight were executed, eight escaped
and six were exclianged.
EX-G0YEEK02 WISE AT HEW Y0HK.
He Delivers a Eulogy on General Grant at
the Great Chieftain's Grave.
Uew York, May 30 The ceremonies of
Decoration Day were carried out in this
city to-day in their usual magnificence. The
parade in honor of the dead was large and
imposing, and the American flag was dis
played at half-mast from almost every
house. The "programme for the afternoon
included services at the tomb of General
Grant, in Bivcrside Park, under the direc
tion of the U. S. Grant Post, of Brooklyn.
The United States man-of-war Enterprise
was anchored in the Hudson river opposite
the tomb, and fired minute-guns during the
continuance of the service. A number of
ex-Confederates were present as guests of
the day, including ex-Governor" John S.
"Wise, of Virginia, who delivered the ora
tion. The day was generally observed through
out the State and in N ew Jerey, Governor
Hill was present this afternoon at the lay
ing of the cornerstone of a new- armory at
Poughkeepsie.
EXEBCISES AT GETmBUEG.
Simple Services at the Graves, During
Which the Heavens Smiled.
tSr-ECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPAtEh.
GETTYSBCr.o, May 30. The usually im
pressive ceremonies of Memorial Day 00,
curred here to-day in the presence of fully
5,000 people, excursion's from Philadelphia,
Washington, Baltimore, Hagerstown and
Winchester and other points swelling the
general outpouring of people in the neigh
borhood. In the morning the soldier graves
in the coloredgravc yards were decorated.
At 2 p. jr. an imposing processioa moved to
the National Cemetery in the following
order: Gettysburg Junior Band Corps;
Kelly Post No, 9; Ladies' Aid Society of
S. of. V.; WrandAraiy Band at head of
Kaker Post of New York, which came here
as visitors; Hook and Ladder Band of Car-
lislp Mpnftinir "P n 5 f.i .,--(!, I lulu ""spuve, anu me inner useun Biueiio
asie, escorting .r. o. s. of-A., orator of the I as sort of 0 cutting remark. Both were locked
day, and others in carriages, followed bx.nj'Jip. ' , , .
rs
long line'of carriages containing citizens
and visitors.
At the cemetery, after -the impressive cer
emonies andtrewing of flowers by children
of public schools, the assembly surrounded
the rostrum where the exercises were
opened, with prayer by ProrSJ, "Wi Bicllard,
D. D., of the Theological Seminary. Hev.
V. H. Keith, pastor of the M. E. Church,
of this place, as master of ceremonies, in in
troducing the orator of the occasion, spoke
briefly on The Ministry in the Xarly
Struggle of Hebellion," after which ie in
troduced Eev. George Morrison, D. D., of
Baltimore, who spoke at some length. At
the clos of the oration, Charles "Wahle, Jr.,
sou of a veteran of the Fifty-fourth New
York, made a brief address, the exercises
closing with music by th&band, and the
benediction by Kev. AV. S. iVan Cleve, of
this place. The weather was delightful and
the floral decorations elaborate and beautiful.
A FLOWEB-STEEWK JTATION.
The Day Celebrated Throughout the Coun
try "With Unwonted Pomp.
Kew Yoek. May 30. From the four
quarters of the Union are pouring in dis
patches of the celebration of Memorial Dav.
Even from as far south as San Antonio,
Tex., the occasion 'was made a public holi
day. At the cemeteries of Southern battle
fields, Federals and Confederates united to
decorate the soldiers graves. At Murfrees
boro the orator was the well-known South
ern statesman, ex-Congressman Pettibone.
"While clouds and rain held sway in the
East, the "West reports perfect
weatheY and a cloudless sky.
At Chicago General Miles reviewed the
militia parade. Ben Butterworth -spoke at
Findlay, Vice President Morton at his home
in Bhelnbeck, X. Y., ex-Congressman Ken
nedy at Cleveland, ex-President Hayes at
Dayton, and Hon. G. "V. Atkinson, of "West
"Virginia, at Washington. Keports-from St.
Loms, Detroit, Denver, Milwaukee, Cin
cinnati, Minneapolis, Toledo, Columbus,
Evansville, and almost every Kansas town,
described celebrations never surpassed on
previous occasions in those places.
From Points "earby.
Dispatches from nearby towns show that.
the day was generally observed everywhere,
especially! in Braddock, 2f cw Castle, Mans
field, Spottdale and Lima, as well as all the
towns in the "Western and If orthern parts of
"West Virginia. The Governor of the State
reviewed the parade at Grafton, "W. Vs.
THE MISHAPS OF THE DAY.
HUNDREDS OF PLEASURE SEEKERS
HURLED PNTO A STREAM.
A Weak Foot Bridge Gives Way Girls on a
Float Representing States Spilled in a
Runaway Two Fishermen Near Scran
ton Drown Big Fires.
CSrEClAL TELEGItAM TO THE DISPATCH.!
Bedjtoud, May 30. About 2,500 people
witnessed the Bradford-Meadville ball game
here this afternoon and enjoyed the contest
immensely. After Bradford had lost by a
score of T to 6, the people started from the
grounds in a great hurry, crowding the foot
bridge across Tuna creek to such an extent
that it could not bear the weight of the
crowd. The bridge went down with a crash
into the creek, and about 15 people were in
jured more or less.
'The bridge was a flimsy structure, built
entirely of Hemlock limber, and was not
properly braced' when it crashed into the
creek, throwing the hundreds of people into
the water. The confusion that ensued was
indescribable. "Women fainted and me
shrieked for help. The superstructure of
the bridge fell upon the struggling mass of
human beings in the water, but as there
were many persons to break its falL nobody
was killed outright. Among the injured
are he following:
JAMES- GRAXGEE, leg broken; injured
internally.-, w . ,
3iiuu.A.r4i4 2iixxui, spins jraciureu; inter
nally hurt.
WILLIAM CUKRY, breast crushed in;
serious.
. MICHAEL DOHERTT, left leg and hip
injured.
CAPTAIXJ.B. JOHNSON", of Cleveland,
ribs broken; cut badly about the face.
IIALLEY MOOKE.a boy, both, legs badly
crushed. A
J. SULLIVAN, portion of arm torn oflrand
foot crushed.
E. MAXXEP.Y, right leg crushed. ,
F. M. JOIIXSON, afflicted with heart dia
eaee, badly shocked; may not recover.
KANT BUILDINGS UT ASHES.
A Fire Sweeps the Business Portion of a
Xorth Dakota Town.
"Wahpetok, N. D., May 30. A fire
broke out at 2 o'clock this afternoon, and
property that cost 5100,000 to build went up
in smoke. The fire originated in a shed in
the rear of "W. A. Seely& Co.'s warehouse.
A strong wind from the cast carried the
flames into a stable and then on the ware
house. Instantly the warehouse was en
veloped in flames.
The fire then spread to the north and
west, destroying the People's Bank, the
Western Union Telegraph office and six
two-story business houses west of the bank.
These were largely occupied by dealers in
farm machinery. The Great Northern
depot was consumed, and a larpe flouring
mill and steam elevator owned by Dunn &
Thompson, of Duluth. Two of the largest
buildings were unoccupied and uninsured.
Total insurance, $14,000.
TEE FALu OF THE STATES.
Representing Young Ladles Thrown Qut of
.1 Runaway Float.
LANsnrG, Mich., May 30. A feature of
the Memorial Day parade this morning was
a float which was made by building a plat
form on a truck, and on this placing 43
women to represent the States of the Union.
Near the cemetery th platform gave way.
William Hardy and the front end of the
platform fell under the horses' heels, fright
ening them into a run. The women hung
screaming to the float until thrown ofl" along
two or three blocks. The. last one fell off
just as-the cemetery was reached, where the
horses were stopped. "When the wreckage
was cleared away it was found that Hardy
had a badly smashed ankle and a lot of
severe but not-serious bruises, and about la.
of the women were slightly bruised, none of
them severely.
A MAIN STBEET BURNED.
Osseon, TOs Visited by a Very Disastrous
Morning Fire.
Milwaukee, May 30. The principal
business street in Osseon, Trempealeau
county, was swept by fire this morning,
which started from an overturned lamp in
H. H. & H. A. Field's store.
The largest losses are: P. H. Shore, gen
eral store, 14,000, insurance, 57,000; H. H.
& H. A. Field, general merchandise, 810,
000, insurance unknown; J. J. Sutton's
building, 52,000; Smith Bros., hardware,
52,000; George 3?. Newell, drugs, 54,000.
Other losses range from 52,000 to $G,000, and
tha total loss will exceed 550,000.
Three Men Fatally Injured in Chicago.
Chicago, May 30. Three laborers were
fatally and two others slightly injured by a,
wall falling on South Canal street this after
noon. Those fatally hurt are Lars Olson,
Charles Finor and Charles Faulk.
A Store and Two Dwellings Burned.
Eice Lake, Wis.,. May 30, Montelth &
Broderlck's general store and two residences
have been destroyed by fire. Loss, 537,000;
insurance, 5o00.
Louis SIessawt andAntonle Fiddlla got
into a dispute, and the latter used a stiletto
,
THE TETO" d MGGS
Is Still the Subject of Mnch Discus
sion in the Assembly.
GREAT SURPRISE AT THE YOTE..
It Is' Believed",' That Union Seminary, TViIl
Accept the Yerdict.
NEXT .ASSEMBLY AT P0ETLAND, 0EEG0N
rSFXCLU. TXLEGRASt TO THE DISPATCn.l
Detroit, May 30. The Commissioners
passed the time of the morning before the.
General Assembly convened in discussing
the results and possibilities of the action in
the Briggs case, e overwhelming ma
jority against the New York professor con
tinued to be a matter of surprise to all par
ties. Everybody seems to be good-tempered
and there is no indication of possible divis
ion in the Church. Men who voted for Dr.
Briggs are now explaining their position.
They were fearful they would be misunder
stood had they voted against Dr. Patton's
report, and 'having voted for Jt, they fear
they are now misunderstood by those with
whom they had labored so hard for no ac
tion. It is generally believed Union Seminary
will bow to the inevitab'e and accept the de
cision of tho Assembly as final. Dr. Park
hurst says in an interview that the New
York Presbytery is often like a beargarden,
but there was only one ugly thing said
during the debate in the Assembly that by
Colonel McCook, and it was immediately
recalled. "Nine-tenths of those who voted
against Dr. Brigjjs," said he, "did so, not
because of anv dehnite chanre of heresy,
but because of the atmosphere of the en
vironment of what he has -written.
They Xeed a Diagram.
"A small thing seen, in a fog is more
threatening than a larger thing seen in the
light. Dr. Briggs' views expressed in a
clear and distinct form would have excited
no debate. They need a missionary for the
higher criticism. It is higher criticism that
teaches that Paul did not write Hebre.v.
They think it is antagonistic to Scripture,
whereas it is intelligence applied to the
material of the "Word of God? and not in
tended to knock the Bible all to flinders."
"The majority were right," continued Dr.
Parkhurst,"intheirposition that it w as yeio
now or never." He makes no specific
predictions as to the future.
Dr. Philip Schaff, one of the devoted
adherents of Dr. Briggs, sai! this morning.
"Dr. "Worcester's address on the Briggs
case was tha wisest, the most moderate, and
the most judicious deli ered in the Assem
bly. It had gospel as well as law; it had
mercy and equity, as well as justice. If
adopted, his resolutions would probably
have led to a peaceful settlement of the
whole difficulty. The Board of Di.-ectors of
Union Seminary would receive such a com
mittee of conference as he proposed with
great courtesy and respect, and agree to any
reasonable adjustment of the difficulty.
A Great Legal Argument.
'If the vote had been taken immediately
after- Dr. "Worcester's 'speech, ILe vote
against the 'majority report would have
been much stronger. I heard one of the
best lawyers in tne city sneak of it in the
highest terms, simply from a legal point
of view. But the Assembly has adopted
the report of Presidcnt.Patton with an over
whelming majority, as the best course in its
judgment, and it may prove to be so in the
end.
"Every good Calvinist who believes in
foreordination will 'serenely-submit to the
decision, knowing that God rules and ever
rules all things,, even the sins and follies of
men, for His own glory and the advancs
ment of Hiskingdom. Princeton and Union,
I trust, which wer"e formerly o n the best
termsj arc only temporarily alienated, will
be united a cam on tne basis of a revised
Confession of Faith, which will engage IheJ
next liencrai Assemoiy
"Jt takes more grace to stand a yiqtory
than a defeaUXNothingdoes a man so much
good as to be m-mbled and reminded of his
insignificance. Jleri are but shadows which
pass away; institutions or churqhes remain.
No man can forecastJthe future.
The Action of Union.
"The directors of Union Seminary may
submit or not; may accept or reject the
resignation of Dr. Briges, which is now in
their hands. Dr Briggs may retain his
position as Davenport Professor of Hebrew,
since the Assembly haslonly vetoed his
transfer to the Chair of Biblical Theolo gv;
or he may resign; or he mny absent himself
a year Jn Oxford, to finisi with Dr. Brown
and Prof. Driver (the slccessor of Dr.
Puscy)the. new edition of fftobinson's He
brew Lexicon. He sails mis very day in
the Umbria for England o .join his col-
lnnnn n 1 lv l-f vAipn rv lssSnsA
When the Assembly beg:
day, the Committee on Bills
business to-
Overtures
made a partial report. Jt rep
ted in favor
01 tne adoption ot a rule- reqi
ministers who did not' report
ring that all
heir field of
labor once a jcar should be plkcedi upon a
reserved list. Adopted. Sqvcral other
overtures of minor importance 'were adopted
and some rejected. 1
On the overture of the Presbytery of
Stockton, asking that none of thkboardsfof
the Church be allowed to retire secretaries
on salary, the Committee on Overtures
recommended that no action be taten, as it
was the business of the board, the Eev.
George W. Lyons, of Stockton, optoscd the
report. The action in retiring a lecretary
.on salary was unjust to the old ministers,
who could only receive SJ0O per year
through tne uoard ot Ministerial juetiel.
- SerriceTenslon Talk.
Kilian Van Bensselaer said he w:
sorry
he could not make a speed', and wii
tied he
could, xne ltev. ueorge M. Lyons
address
was as cold as ice. He felt that tl
Le poor
old Secretary of Foreijm Missio
Os fJJr.
Lowrie's case) should be made an exception.
.There was considerable discussionA which
took on the form of a service pensioh talk,
and the report was recommitted to thk Com
mittee on Bills and Overtures. 1
A telegram of congratulation was rcleived
from the Assembly of the United Plpsby
terian Church. The Eev. B. E. S. EM-, D.
D., of Iowa, from the Committee 01 Co
operation, reported that where thereftvere
weak churches it would be of great blncfit
in sa ing the money of the AssembV and
building tip religious life where, it coutl not
otherwise De maintained, xne eonul ittee
had not secured the data necessary to lake
aft absolute recommendation as to. vhat
should be done, but felt that the Ass ably
should adopt a resolution against the r llti
plying of churches in smalktowns b de
nominations holding substantially the ' ime
faith. Church comity should torbid uch
action The xeport was referred the
Special Committee on Church Unity.
XJie place ot meeting lor the next Assim-
bly called forth a flood of Western oratlry.
Dr. nice, ot ban Francisco, advocated! the
claims of that city, booming? California gen
erally. Dr. Ormiston, of the Pacific clist,
held San Francisco was the only place V. be
thought of, as Portland was only a villige.
Portland Wins the Day.
The Eev. Arthur J. Brown extendi
eloquent invitation to the Asscmbl
an
to
me'
come to Portland.- It was the err cat
missionary field of the Presbyterian Ch
and that cause would get ereatrimi
ch;
tus
frotn a meeting of the Assembly in thPa
cific Northwest Portland' was select (4 by
an overwhelming vote, which was made
unanimous. Kansas City was made al
ternative place, if "railroad arrangeficnts
could not be made for -Portland. Shanks
were given for the declined invitati from
San Francisco.
The Judicial .Committee in the caslof Dr.
West reported against him, and he ffisisted
on speaking, when", amid excifemsXt the
case was postponed. Dr. West Mas ap
peared before morfe General Assemblies in
judicial cases than any other livin Jnan.
The Eev. J. Glentworth' Butlef D. D.,
Chairman of the Committee' on Plication
and Sabbath School Work; reportelthat the
accounts 01 tne ooara lor tne past (ear were
correct. The statistics a to the
kofthe'juesne.
iboard took up the rest of the repoiV which,
closed with a complete indorsement of all
the acts of the board during the past year.
The report was accepted and made aft order
of the day after the report of the Committee
of Seven, which will bring on the fight which
has been anticipated for several days.
A minute of condolence was reported by
Dn Hays with reference to the death of
Judge Breckenridge, (and ordered to be
.spread upon the minutes. The Assembly
went upon an excihsion in the afterhoon on
Lake St. Clair and thcDetrpit riyef.
The Seminary May Cut Loose.
A. New Yt)rk dispatch states that Dr.
Briggs resignation was not submitted at the
last meeting of the Board of Directors of
Union Theological Seminary. A director
says the doctor had several times to his
knowledge volunteered to resign, but his
offer was invariably rejected. Speaking -on
the possibility of a rupture between the
seminary and the General Assembly, the
director stated that it-was gertainly possible
that the seminary would withdraw from the
control of the Presbyterian Church at large
and again become independent, as it was
previously to. 1870. Several causes might
lead to such a separation, but he did not
feel at liberty, he said, to- state what they
were. ,
In this connection a 'conversation with E.
M. Kingsley, a director and.thb treasurer of
the seminary, on the rights of the institu
tion to become again independent, is sig
nificant Mr. Kingsley said: "It is claimed
by several leading legal authorities of the
church'that the sehiinary directors had no
legal Tight to delegate their powers, as trus
tees to the General Assembly. So that if
there should be any trouble we could "with
draw from the compact on the ground that
the directors had no JighT to silrrender its
powers. I say this as an "individual and not
as a director. T Iinvs tin riibt to voice the
opinions of my fellow directors."
TOO FBEE ."WITH COUNTY CASH.
Fayette County Auditors Object to Bills of
the Commissioners.
fSFECIAI,TELKGIt.I TO THE DISPATCII.
UJTiO&rowif, May 30. The" County Au
ditors' report, which, will be presented to J
court next Monday contains some interest
ing surcharges, chief among which js 50,000
against the late Board of County Commis
sioners. About the last official act that
body performed before their term of office
expired was to sign an order allowing James
I. Feather, proprietor of the old Clinton
House, 5il,07G damages for having to move
his hotel effects to the corner of Broadway
and Main street, the Clinton House having
been condemned by the grand jury and or
dered removed to make rpom for the new
Court House. JTlic auditors' considered
thi3 sum just twice what jt ought to be, and
have so stated in their report. The action
of the huditors in this instance has set
Feather and his attorney, Colonel T. B. Sea
right, to hustling.
The auditors have surcharged the com
missioners 517 50, expenses ot Judge Nath
aniel Ewing toThiladelphia when he went
to that city fto negotiate the court house
bonds, and thejame amount forW. G.
Gailor, commissioner's attorney for this
purpose. J. K. Hazlett, one of the audi
tors, was seen this afternoon.
"We have decided," he said, "to. let our
report stand as it is, and if it is to b? altered
any we will .let the court attend to that.
Mr. Feather's attorriey tried to get us to
open the matter and reconsider it, and suc
ceeded in getting the board together for that
purpose to-day,
Bat' we all agreed as I
have stated."
BOLD BUEGLAES AT 1TKEESP0ET.
They Take Great Pains to Crack. Open a
Safe That Was Xot Locked.
rsFECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCn.
McKeesport, May 30. Two more bold
robberies occurred at an early hour this
morning. The office of J." P.. Neil, the
wholesale liquor dealer, was entered this
morning, and his safe was rifled of 5350 and
two gold watches. Several thousand dol
lars worth of valuable papers were not
taken, as t hey are untouched in the drawer.
jthough they wero negotiable Of the money
taken fllw was in silver, .and .the other in
(paper. The office had . been evidently
opened with skeleton keys, while, the in
terior of the safe was destroyed, and other
'drawers were burst open. There was no
'necessity of cracking the safe, as it had
been left open, and the burglar only had to
swing back the doors to get in. ,
About the same moment burglars broke
into the grocery of J. G. McKnight by forc
ing the shutter oft the rear window. All the
the cash in the place, besides some goods,
were taken. There is certainly a gang of
burglars in existence here, as only yester
day morning three robberies were committed
by precisely the same methods. The police
aic at a loss where to look for the guilty
parties.
THE .COFFEE'S CLUB.
'It Is Beallr an Artistic Weapon in the
Hands of Artistic Men.
New York Sun.
An old and famous policeman insists that
a police club is a clumsy instrument only
in the hands ofVlumsy men. Artistic cfcb
bers, he says, find that 'to handle a club well
is to learn a deep and nice science. The
perfect master of a club can hit'a blow that
will crack a crown, or he can deliver a
thump that will stun a man, and yet raise
no lump or sign of a bruise; better yet, a
true adept can hit a man so as to make a
clean, fine cut as with a knife blade. While
the policeman told what could be done with
the club, his hearer thought of the advice
of a distinguished New Yorker tittered
years ago: "Don't ever let. a policeman hit
you with a club. No matter how brave you
are, run before you're hit. A blow with a
locust may develop' insanity or paralysis ten
years afterward."
IN FAV0E OF BE00ES,
The Standing Committee of the iKjuisTille
' . Episcopal Churches for Him.
LOUISVIDLE, May 30. The Standing
Committee of the Protestant Episcopal
Churches here voted in favor of the election
of Eev. Phillip Brooks to the Bishopric in
Massachusetts. ,
Dr. Craik and William Cornwall, both of
Christ Church, voted in 'the negative be-
vnuag ajiwV3 uuca Jis'l Vvuatuti iu itiiqc
fold 'constitution of the ministry necessary.
' Accident to an Old Lady.
Mrs. Mary McFarkyid, aged 70-yqars, was
struck by a train at Brownsville statloU on
TliMrcrln. Gl.n trna mVMl fh Il ' Wfoe
Tenn Hospital, where her right leg, which
had been crushed, was amputated. She
lives at Brownsville. '
FEOFLE "WHO C0HE AND GO.
Grand Secretary Albert Cline, of the
Hallway Agents-' Association, has beengreat
ly benefited by bis trip to Denver. lie ex
pects shortly to bo heated for cancer In the
ear, and will go to the hospital' at Home,
. Y. -
John C. Harper,- editpr ofcthe Camden
Courier, of New Jersey, formerly an old Pitts
burg Journalist, Is in the city visiting his
daughter Mrs. CD. Bingham, of tho East
End. . . ,
.Congressman Burrows, of Michigan, passed
tli Aragh tbo city yesterday on his way East.
He was going to West Point, w here ho Is one
of the visitors for Uncle Sam this year.
Ecpresentatives- Graham, and J. B. Fin
ley, of Monongaliela City, returned' from
Harrisburg last otening. Mr. Fihley is hust
ling for tlio State Treasurership
H. J. Wiethorn and daughter, of theFifth
ward, Allegheny, have returned from an
Eastern trip. They wer away for two
weeks.
Mrs. Martin Gannon and her daughter, of
Allegheny, will utart fdr a trip through
EuropoMc-day. ,
W. F. Staufler, sqp of the Scottdale
banker, was doing tho races in Pittsburg
yesterday.
J. K. Hamilton, of Brookville,-and S. D.
Jolfnston, of Seattle, are at the Seventh Ave
nue .uocei.
B. Hudson, of Kittannlng, and Henry D.
Picking; of Bedford, are stopping at the Da-
;A TDEEAT OE'FAME'
Confronts Germany Unless the. Grain-
Duties .Are Kednced.
THE DREAD OP PKINCE BISJIAECK
Impels tlie Government to Shun a Special
Ecichstofj Session.
I
ML EUROPE IS M GRY "WITH THE CZ1R
CupTriRlrt 1831 bytheXew Tork Associated Press. J
Berlin, May 30. Emperor William, be
fore deciding on a reduction or a temporary
suspension of the duties on grain, asked Dr.
"Von'Bofitticher, Secretary of the Imperial
Home Office, to submit to him a report
upon the crop prospects and uponthe general
economic position .bearing upon tha ques
tion. The Ministerial Council will meet to-
.morrrow to take definite action touching the
matter. The- Ministers maintain the utmost
reserve, but it is the official conviction to
night that there will be neither a reduction
nor a suspension of the duties before the
commercial treaty between Germany and
Austria-Huifgary tomes into force.
The Cologue QaietU states that the Gov
ernment will declare its decision Monday.'
Lobby gossip has it that the Lanfjtag will fix
the opening of a special session of thcKeich
stag for'June 11, but this report is in direct
variance with the belief in Ministerial
circles.
No Report Tet by the Commission.
The commission appointed by the Govern
ment to consider the matter of grain
supplies, has not yet completed its inquiry,
though a preliminary report has been sup
plied by it to the Ministers in order to
assist them in their deliberations. Only
the most urgent necessity will cause
the convening of the Eeichstag. A
discussion of the grain tariffs question
would 'open-the whole question, pending
the negotiations for a treaty of commerce
with Austria, and would, force the Govern
ment to awkward disclosures, which might
assist Prince Bismarck in forming the op
position coalition which he is now actively
at work constructing.
Herr Bleichroder, the well-known banker,
visited Friedrichsruhe Thursday to consult
with Prince Bismarck regarding the ex
pected action of the Government. The
progressist press announce that Prince
Bismarck will appear in the Eeichstag and
oppose j reduction of the grain tariffs, and'
predict that the Prince will certainly meet
with a humiliating defeat, as hardly a score
of the members will support him. In the
absence of accurate information as to how
the Prince would deal with a possible grain
famine, the prediction is futile.
Advisability of Reduction Admitted.
The Conservatives admit hat a temporary
reduction of the tariffs may be advisable.
The Gerpiania (Centrist organ) concludes an
energetic protest against a permanent
diminution of the dnties by a similar admis
sion. The organs 0f the agrarian party
generally deny that there is any present
necessity for dealing with the tariff, but ad
mit' reluctantly that there is -a possibility
that the Government will be compelled to
intervene. The position may be summed
up as follows: If the Ministers declare that"
a semi-famine is impending no party will
dare oppose measures of relief.
The Tost semi-officially announces that
the Marquis di lindini, the Italian Premier,
has formally communicated to the German
and Austrian Governments the determina
tion of Italy to adhere -to the Dreibund.
The Czar's Anti-Hebrew Warfare.
Public indignation against Eussia because
of that -Government's treatment of the
Hebrews, is becoming more-intense. Ecsi-"
dents of this city have ocular knowledge of
'the condition of the Hebrews who are being
driven irom utissia in tne nundreds or more
of the exilewhp .arrive daily at the Char
lottenburg station In absolute destitution.
These exiles are met at the station by co
religionists who supply them with food and
clothing and a little money, and procure
for them passes to London or New xork.
Mr. Gladstone's reprints here affirming
that the Czar does not know of the horrors
inflicted upon his Hebrew subjects, differs
Utterly from the facts. It ought to be uni
versally known that the representatives of
"the Mcndclssohns, Bleichroders and Frank
fort Eothschilds were sent through a sure
channel and were placed in the hands of the
Czar and obtained a reading a month ago.
Tain Appeals for Mitigation.
,A statement was presented to 3(t de
PoboedonostzefF, Chief of the Holy Synod
of Eussia, simply asking that measures be
adopted for the mitigation of the lot of the
expelled Hebrews, and a similar memorial
was presented to 31. de Giers, the Bussian
Minister of Foreign Affairs, but were un
availing, xne truth is that the Czar is
himself tho chief instigator of the
increasing severities practiced upon the
Hebrews. His Majesty's brother, Grand
Duke Sergius, who is now Governor of
Moscow, is a willing instrument for the
carrying out of the brutal treatment of the
people. Hebrew advices from St. Peters
burg and Moscow concur 'in the statement
that the most powerful influences have been
brongHt to bear upon the Czar, but that the
condition of the persecuted Israelites is
hopeless:
Liberals Quarreling Over a Programme.
The meeting of the National Liberals, to
be held tomorrow for the purpose of at
tempting to prepare a new programme,
threatens to result in a split. The party
organs, in discussing the political situation,
diner widely as to the platform to
be adopted. The Katumal Zedung
declares that the party cannot
folloir Prince Bismarck unless he renounces
his opposition to-the Government. The
Liberal Corretpondenz, the mouthpiece of the
leading members of the party, admits that
the meeting to-morrow will probably not
result in anything beyond an exchange of
1UCU9, UUU lUUb llUtUiUUiUUjIlUUUIUl is iu lue
meantime possible.
The Sadie Zcdunrj states that Count von
Moltke, just prior to his death, concluded
an exhaustive study 01 European armaments,
ending with the assertion that France was
'ready for war and -Eussia nearly so, and
that a great conflict could not be delayed
beyond 1802. Count von Moltke submitted
his views to the Emperor during his last
visit to Lub'eck.
Kate Stanley's "Burlesqne Company op
ened to-night at the Concordia Theater in
'Taust Up to Date." The military ballet
was performed in Prussian uniforms and
several songs were sung in German. The
house was crowded and the experiment
proved to be a success.
The first picture by 'an American artist
sold at the International Art Exhibition, is
.W "XTMAnr'a 'f!lWifl(rfl "Pinlll " -nrMnli woo
it. hosier's -uaDDage iricia," wmch was
bought by Kudolph 3Iorse, the proprietor
of the Berliner TageUatt, for 2,000 marks.
, THE QBE? IS CATCHTNO.
4
An Instance In Which a Bead Body Com
municated the Malady.
nV BUJJLAP'S CABLE COMrAST.J
XOjfDON, May 30. Sir Morrel Macken
zie has made some startling statements with
regard; to influenza. Sir Morrel believes
that the disease can be communicated by
dead bodies. In support of .this opinion he
quotes aase from the American papers, in
which a'gentleirian of that nationality hav
ing died with influenza in Paris, his body
was embalmed and sent to Philadelphia,
where it was exposed to the view or the
family, all of whom were immediately at
tacked bv the disease.
SirMorrel does not doubt that the in-'
fluenza was introduced into the House of
Commons by the, witnesses from Sheffield,
where the 'disease was at its Worst, who
gaye their evidence in one of the committee
rooms,'
A Big Miners.' Union Proposed.
tor dtthlat's cable coMPAirr.l
XOXDOK", May 30. At the special con-
-ferenca of 'the Miners' Federation of Great
&
'- 4 -tw --JlS.'K" r . j &- 4 laRil
'Britain which wo held at Chester," te reso
lotion was proposed that the -Federation
should use means to secure, if possiUe, the .
co-operatioij of the American and the Ans-'
tralian miners for the formation of an-Inter-national
3Iiners''Federation. s
IKTEENATIOITAL PEACE C0KOBESS.
An Invitation to Hold a Meeting at Chicago
in 1893 Is Accepted.
Rome, May 30. The preliminary confer
ence of the International Peace Congress
was opened Jn Milan to-day. A large num
ber of 'delegates from Italian municipal
councils were present. Deputies MjifF and
Pandolfipareto were chosen as president
and vice president respectively. ,
An invitation from the Boston. Peace
Society to hold an international congress in
Chicago during tbe Columbian Fair in that
city was.acccpted.
SOKE ASSESSHEHTS EOS 1891t
Beport of the Superintendent of the Bureau
ot Water, Slado Yesterday.
George W. Miller, Superintendent. of the
Bureau of Water Assessments, yesterday
completed his report to Chief Bigelow,
shoeing the annual assessment of water
rents for 1891, and a comparison with the
year 1890. The report is as follows:
"WAitD. mo. ISM. Increase.
First....', -iczn S ? 41,191 00 i. ,4. OH 75
Second. ,. 33,000 50 17,35 OOf " 3,15 50
TMrd. 53,CoO 37, HO 00 o,4.0 SO
nrtll -11.013 50 4S.T57 50ic5.800
Fifth 18, 00 10,958 W ,iW 50
Sixth S.CR5 0O 21,63)30 , 6S 50
Seventh . M.S3S 50 10,031 00 011,25 50
Eighth 1S.IM4 00 17,5:3 00 f" 1,541 00
Mntll "CffiOO 3) OK) CO V 4,-KH 0O
Trnth , 14.083 50 iS.63SfOO ..J. MS 50
Fleyenth ,....".. 23,91400 S,0TO 73 -4.14S 75
Twelfth 4B.433 75 48,178 25 -1,733 50
Thirteenth 1,0S.V 23,73250 4,f31 CO
Fourteenth 43.493 00 52.597 60 9,104 50
Fifteenth 22.242 00 3..708 00 4,44.1 CO
Sixteenth 31.6h.-160 33,797 00 -2,133 50
Seventeenth 34,3m 00 37,9 00 " "3,313 00
Eighteenth. J 1S,1 50 14.537 TO 2,402 CO
Mncteentlr 23.8X3 C0 33,913 50 8.030 50
Twentieth 41,670 50 48.19.1 CO 6,524 50
Twenty-first 29.98175 33,697 00 .3,715 25
Twenty-aeeond..... 6,577 00 7,M2 . 807 23-
Twcaty-tiilrd 11,073 50 14,805 00 3,73 50
Totab 8S30.S82 73 8715,064 73 8. 84,482 00
The largest assessment was in the Third
ward, amounting to ?57,540. The largest in
crease over last year was in the Fourteenth
ward, f 9,104 50. '"
' P0XTGHT WITH A ClEATEB
Bloody Bow Betwee A a French Cook and a
Colored Walter at the Depot.1 "
A bloody battle occurred last evening in
the kitchen of the Union depot restaurant
between John Sargos, a French cook, and
James Patterson, a colored waiter. " Both
men formerly worked at.the Monongahela
House and had a quarrel. It seems they
met yesterday and proceeded to fight it out
in a gory manner.
Sargos seized a cleaver and cut an ugly
gash in Patterson's forehead. The latter re
sponded with a rain of plates, cups and
saucers and chinaware. The men clinched,
and it looked as if they would hack each
other to pieces. Depot Officers Zimmer
man and Grady gobbled both and sent them
to the Central station. It was found that
Sargos has two deep cnts on the left temple,
a gash on the forehead and a deep cut on the
chin and one of his hands. Patterson was
also used up, and outside of the cut-on his
forehead he had ah ugly slit above the left
ear.
LITTLE LOCAL ITEMS.
A DnrvEn employed by the Central Trac
tion Company fell from a cart at Pearl street
and Penn avenue yesterday afternoon.crush
Ing his right leg anil bccomlne unconscious.
He was removed to the West Penn Hospital
where he was restored to consciousness.
A RESIDENT of the Eighteenth ward, who
omitted-to give his nnme, called npon In
spector McAleese last night and related a
story of an assault by Anthony Farrell on
Patrick. Keefein a boarding house near Xucy.
Furnace
: TME cable dn tlle'Central Traction Railroad
parted at the Alinersvillo car libuse at 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon. A new cable
was put In last night, and the road will be
running. early this morning.
Thk Good Templars will hold temperance
meetings every Sunday evening In the hall
over fi8 and 70 Ohio street. Tbe meeting this
evening will begin at 7 43 o'clock and be ad
dressed by 3In Tresher. ,
Tillie Hammeu, the 15-year-old girl who
was picked up on the Sottthside streets on
Friday, wax taken back to the Home of tho
Good Shepherd jesterday, .where she will
remain. .if
Over 3,000 people attended the eleventh
annual picnic of the C. F. "WilliafuT Rube
Fishing Club of the Southside, at Alllrjuippa
Geouok IIet.max, employed at thqChcenix
Koiiing jUiii naa ins leit nanu crusnoa in a
cog wueei yesteraay.
.1
PEACE DISrrjBBEHS CAGE?,
Thomas X ioht and Harry S. Smitliarjsro ar
rested on tho Soutlisido yesterday and
locked up in tlio Twenty-eighth war"t police
station on charges of 'fast driving. . If ight
was arrested by Officer W. A. Brdwn at
outh Twenty-ninth nnd Carson, and Smith
by Officer Cohen at South Third and Carson
streets. .
Last evening Lieutenant Johnston, of the
Third district, made a raid on a shanty boat
at the foot of South Eleventh street, captur
ing seven men charged with daylight bath
in and resisting officers. They will be given
a hearing this morn ing.
J.B. Ecorr was arrested by Officer Metzger
yesternoon and locked up in the Eleventh
ward station for creating a disturbance in a
M'ylio avenuo cable car by refusing to pay
bis fare.
Joict Gbaham was arrested yesterday on a
charco of disorderly conduct. He is chanced
with trying to brenlc up housekeeping, using-
sioncs, cic, io cio me uusiness wiin. .
THE "WEATHER.
WS """l For yVettern.Pennxylva-
Irjin f nla andWettYirgtnia: Fair
'PnllV I Sunday. Stationarv Tern-
WrsJTT
Variable Winde.
Ohio z Generally
Fair, Slightly Cooler Sun
day Night, Variable Winds.
Comparative Temperature.
PrrrsBCKG, May 30: The United States Signal
Service officer In this city furnishes the following:
004XX000
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CSrZCtAl TELEGRAMS TO THE DtSPAtCtr.
AtvdriEsr Jcscno'S River 2 feet "2 Inches
and riding. "Weather cloudy and warm. ,. v
JtOKOASTOWX-KlTer 6 feet 3 Inches and fall
ing. Weather cloudy. Thermometer"72 at 4
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Whielisg River i feet 6 Inches and rising
slowly.
CrxcraJTATi Elver 10 feet and riling. Cloudy
and warm. ,
Memphis River 11 feet and stationary. Clear
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caibo River u.reet ana tuinff. Clear and
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WORE OF THE-RADfSf
The Two Cities Visited by a Thun
der Storm That Did Damage. ,
SHOWERS SPRIMLE OTHER T0WK9
Electric Koads Interrupted and Streets Get
a Needed Washing. ' I
NAKB017 ESCAPE OX THE PANHAMllS
J. Plnvins seemed to have had it in for?
Pittslrarg yesterday. Dark, black clonds
hung over the city all morning, and about
11 o'clock the rain commenced to fall fn big; '
'drops. Over in Allegheny on Observatory
Hill, the water camo down in. sheets; alonj,
Penn avenue it was a steady plunk, but
nothing- unusual. Out at Homewood there
was no rain at all, and a Ft. "Wayne;
conductor reports that at 2"ew Brighton
and Bock Point the ladies were
carrying parasols to keep off the hot rays of.
the sun. Picnickers' at Bock Point say
the morning was perfect, but about moon
they had a gentle, shower when Allegheny'
was getting the worst of it The cloudsf
came from the west. t
But, to make life still more miserable for
local people, the attack -d as renewed about
6 o'clock, with heavy thunder and light;'
ning, and the water came down in torrents
From all accounts, nearby towns escap4
with a slight shower. 1
Streets Almost Impassable.
The streets of Pittsbnrg-were impassable
for awhile, and they received a cleaning
which they have badly needed. All the
dirt and gravel was carried off, revealing
once more the natural color of the cobble
stones. The lightning struck a new house of J".
D. Littell's, at North avenue and Poplar
street, and some of the terra cotta tiles, were.,
knocked off the roof. The corner of a frames,
house occupied by James Maher, on. Call-
fornia avenue, was another target, and thef
cornice and a lot of shingles were knocked to
the street and some of the weather-boarding"
was split. The heavy downfall of water,
flooded many of the streets and washed "the"
mud from tne surrounding hills. Ferrys-
ville avenue was a sheet of" water
for a time, and many of the planks In.
the roarbed were floated from their posi
tions, and scattered over he street. The'
mud flowed down Federal street from thev
Perrysille road, and for an hour blocked'
travel on a part of the electric line. Many
streets in the bottom lands were impassible
on account of the sewers being unable to
carry off the water. The sewer af McClure
and Fleming avenues was one of these, and
the water backed up into the house of Ben
jamin Caseman, where everything in bis
cellar was ruined. His hencoop in the back:
yard was also swamped, ancf all of bis
chiekens, some 30 in number, were
drowned, and now he'is sorry he did not buy
ducks. The same cause, too much water for
the sewer, caused eyery house in Shanghai
Bow to take the overflow in their basements.'
No material damage was done except the in
convenience to the residents. '"
Wreck of a Cheap Circus.
The 10-cent circus of Davy jrarkowi
which had been opened on Preble avenue,
yesterday came to grief. The wind and rain
were tooncavy for it, and the entire appa-i
ratus collapsed. Nobody was hurt, as no
performance was being given at the time,'
but all the ropes, poles andgny wires formed,
an indescribable tangle, and will cause con
siderable loss.
At the foot of Sycamore and Caron streets
a large amount of earth and rubbish was.
washed down on the street. Along Carson
street the Birmingham "street car line exper
ienced considerable trouble.
The limited on the Panhandle Bailroadf
lad a narrow escape from what might have
jrfoyen 'serious- disaster. As the train.
was"- passing along the base of
3It "Washington a large lot of earth
gave way and -started down the hilL
Fortunately the major portion of it caught
upon some rocks, and only enough earth,'
went down over the hill to fill the trench at
the side of the track. Trains on the. Pitts
burg, Virginia and Charleston Kailroad were
delayed nearly three hours by a big washout
at South Twenty-second and Josephine
streetsT A gang of 100 men was employed
nearly three hours in opening up one track,'
so trains could pass.
MAT BOTH) A NEW BETDGE.
Talk That the Citizens' Traction Company
3Iay Own Its Own Sitrncture.
There is some talkto the effect that tha
Citizens' Traction Company may erect a
bridge across the Allegheny, unless more
satisfactory arrangements can-be made with,
the Sharpsburg Bridge Company. It is said
a survey, has been made, and that if the.
bridge-is built it will connect- Butler street
on the Pittsburg side with Ferry street" oij
the other. ' !
It is feared that the old bridge would not'
be strong jenougli for the future use of the
company even if the desired terms could bo
made. If the prospective bridge is built ft
will extend over both railroads, thus lessens
ing tha danger of accidents at crossings. ,
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