'jBertBurers-throughTHE tfeSR- DISPATCH. Investors Everywhere read It. Bargain Hunters rely' on It for offerings. Tie best Medium. - - .' -wiI r ' HCETSBUBGi TUESDAY,, JUNE 2, 1891 FORTY-SIXTH YEAR. i t Ht . irt THREE CENTS dtf! 1 LOVERS OF SCANDAL Of- High and low Degree 'Throng to the Trial of" v the- Gambling Case. ALL LOKDON INTERESTED. The Prince-of Wales and His TitledJ Friends Inside, With an Im mense Moh at the Door. i -1 - HOW- ROYALTY RULED -TflE-BAlflu BirTVilliamGordon-Cnmminp-GiTes a'De- tafledAccountof tnat Notorious Game of Baccarat SHOCKED "WHEN ACCUSED OF CHEATING. thePlamtiff-Bravely Straggles Tbroogb-a-SctrchiEff. Cross-EHErfnaticn by the Aente Sir Charles EnsstlL FCEIHEE SEXEinOKS EEQJIISH) F0a,-T0-DAX: tOT BtmUT'S CABLE COMPACT. 'LOSDOX, June L The busy Strand -with its almost never-ending stream of vehicles, of all soils and crowds of pedestrians,, pre sented an even more than usually, animated appearance as the hands of tho clock of the law courts slowly marked the passing minutes between 10 and llo'clockthis morn Ing. At this time handsoms equipages with monograms and crests, private hansoms and broughams -were constantly arriving at the, pile on the north side of the thoroughfare under the shadow of thd hideous criffin which pmrks tho site of Temple Bar, and de positing the lucky possessors of tickets eigned by the Lord Chief Justiceof -England, which would tdmit them within tho pre cincts of the court in which the most sensa tional trial of the day was to occurj and in which a Baronet, who is-also an officer wear ing the uniform of the Queen, is fighting for his honor and his good name. As is usual on occasions when members of the, aristocracy are expected to congregate at any given time there was a goodly crowd of onlookers-who had assembled to gaze on the arrivals, and the scene resembled a first night at the Lyceum, when some long ex pected play is about to be produced rather than the staid and dignified entrance to a-j court of law. Interest in-tbo Titled. Spectators, As at the theater the man who knew tho celebrities by sight was in great demand end was highly respected as he was ablo to point out and give the names of tho aristo crats who alighted froinrthe carriages. From the bustle of tho street to tho scene of tho trial there was a marked contrast. A policeman stood at tho door aud in spite of the attempts of a few of tho 18,000 people who had applied for permission-to. ocoupy tho 250 or 300 seats tho court afforded, al lowed no one without the necessary permit bearicgdhe autograph of Lord Coleridge to pass. 'As tho hour drew near for the commence ment of the proceedings this roon, which is usually deserted save for tho presence of a few loiterers, law students and the counsel en gaged on both sides, seemed the resort of fashion, for it was crammed to its utmost capacity with as magnifioently attired a crowd as con bo seen anywhere, and it might have beon a church parade in Hyde Park, as far as the daintiness o.thciladies' costumes was concerned. There was a-buzz of conversation throughout the room as friends saluted each other, whilo those out of speaking distance nodded their recog nition of friends, or smiled complacently as they settled down into a convenient place., Entrance of Wales andCummlng, Interest? increased when the plaintiff, Sir "William Gordon-Cumming, made his ap pearance, and it redoubled when shortly after 11 His Koyal Highness the Prince of "Wales entered, attended by his private sec retary, Sir Francis Ivnollys, K. C. M. G., and took his place on the bench. Then tho counsel engaged, an array of the best legal talent the country affords, came in for its meed of attention. It certainly deserves to be recorded hero. For tho plaintiff, Sir Ed ward Clark, Solicitor General, and Mr. Gill; and for the defendants, who are Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Lycett Green, and Mr, Berkeley Levitt, Sir Charles Bussell, Q. a, M. P., Mr. Asquith, Q. C., and Mr. Arthur Bussell. The jury was then sworn in and at a few minutes after 11 the Lord Chief Justice took his seat on tho bench and everybody settled down to tho business of the day. A short discussion took place between Lord Coleridge and Mr. Edward Clark with the view to tho attendance of the Prince being curtailed as much as possible. In reply to the Judge tho Solicitor said ho would moat -certainly consult the convenience of His Koyal Highness to tho utmost of his power. The Lord Chief Justice then said; "J -vrish to be understood that His Boyal-Highnes3 docs not attend in court aa a spectator, but en a suuimons-f rom the partiea to the suit." Tito Question to He Decided. Mr. Gijl having opened the case for the plaintiff, 6ir Edward Glarkbegan his address on behalf of 'Sir William, The case, he said, might be reduced to this question; Did Sir -"William Gordon-3qniming-chca(at cpr.ds.or did he not; Continuing, ho observed that the question was a. most serious ens, involy. in? as it did the honor and tho-reputation, and, in fact, the whole careorin the future of a man who had a distinguished literary career, -who was now a Lieutenant Colonel in tho Scots' Guards, and for a period of many years had enjoyed the-' friendship not only of tho Prince of Wales, but of many other eminent persons in tho land. Sud denly, almost without any warning, ho was brought faco to faco with a chargo'-of cheat ing at cards, which was znado-byone or-two of his oldest friends. In the opening of tbo-coserfSaidSlrEd-j warn, jio wishod'SkS tar as itrwasiflossib.e for fiuuMi wwj uflu4i jjuuuij, pay oummens upon those who were concerned in the charge, but if ho should And it necessary ho would mulct such comments as ho doemedflt at a later btage in the proceedings. Ho then ont on to describe the party which met at Traniby Croft during the Don-c-cr race meeting In September, 1S00, and Best explained for tno benefit of the Jury bow tho game of baccarat is played. JIp said that the baccarat bank at Tranby Croft was ltmitedfto XKM, and that when, that sum had teen lost the game was at' an end. "Tliere waa-no baccarat table at Mr.VIlson's, and so. three-card tables were placed close-together-for tho purposes of tho game! ' What the Prince Must Prove. It would-be his duty to put' the Ptinceof ' Wales and General Owen. Williams into the witness box and they would satisfy tho jury that they saw nothing -wrong in theplay of 8tr William Gordon-Cunimlns. The .system was to double his stakes If be lost until bst had recovered his losses and then to revert to his original stakes. Baccarat, said Sir Edward, hadbecn.playea for two evenings at Tranby Croft and itwjts not until tho third day that any suspicion was breathed of crooked play and then the plaintiff gave Lord Coventry an absolute and unqualified denial of the charge. On the, Wednesday evening In question Sir William was allowed to see the Prince of Wales In the presence of both Lord Coven try and Gen eral Owen Williams, and he again positively denied the allegation made ar&lnst him. Sir Edward then-read the document which was signed by Sir Gordon-Cumming after- tno charge bad been made against mm anu which runs as follows: "In consideration of the promise made by the gentlemen who hare signed this paper to preserve silence In regard to Tnycondnct"' at baccarat at Tranby Croft, I on my part hereby solemnly undertake never to-play cards-again as long nslllve." Tho docu ment was signed by the plaintiff, Albert Ed ward, Coventry, .Arthur Somerset, .Edward Somerset, Lycett Green, Barkeley Le'vett and Reuben Sason. A Mistake, or the-Plaintiff. The counsel did not suggest that General Williams or Lord Coventry had anything to-. do with making the document public, but it might corns out in the course of tho case -who did publish it. The plaintiff had made a great mistake In signing the document, but ho allowed himself .to be persuaded by- old friends liku General Williams and Lord 'Coventry In tho hope that thereby "hewould 'avoid o-ecandal which bis friends seemed ten dread. TheplalntlffandLordCoventrynnd General WUHams were all members of the Turf and the Marlborough clubs, and they would not have allowed the plaintiff to remain a member of these Institutions if they believed thero was any truth In the charge made agalnst'lilm. Ho then made a passionate appeal to the- Jury on behalf of his client, who, he claimed,- was merely aviotinv'of circumstances. Jn reply to a question of Sir Charles Bnssell, Sir Edward .said he did not propose to call Lord Hartlngton to testify in the case, as General'Owen Williams would bo sufficient to Drove tho facts-to which that -nobleman -oonld sneak. Q1T n 11UUUJ uvrauuiuiuuiiiig nua wicu. put Into tho witness dgx ana uuiy sworn, lie testlflod that he was a member of tho Oarleton, Mariborougn, '.ran ana uuaras Clubs, and had been for 3 years In the army. Ho had served in the battles of Ulundi,-Tel-el-Kcblr and Grlbat, and had also been' with tho Guards' Camel Corps. Ho wore medals find olaRns and had been honored with tho acauaintancoof the Prince for the TaSt 20! years, xno witness uci guvo jiis version oi fhn nnnl nlnvinr at Trnnbv Croft There kwas no propor naccarat table and. three -wnisr tames were dui toratuor iotuib name. Tho Prince of Wales hold tho bank and Gen-' eral Williams was the croupier. Boyalry "ffas Banning the Hank; t -HlsattonlJbnwaaaot called to any com plaint tho first evening. On. tho. second evening thoyplayed baccarat again in a dif ferent room and tho Prince of Wales was again tho banker.- On this occasion 'Mr. Stanley Wilson -won .flvo coups running. which witness thought was a good run of; luck for a novtoe. Nothing was said by any body about the witness' play, but at the end? of tho game the Prince of Wales Baidilaugh- lngiy to tne witness: Ho ow did you oomo to win eo muoh' money t" "I had won 223 on two nights. 1 replied! now could I help winning with such tableaux, sir?' At the same time I showed tho Prince my tableaux. . . ; "On tho following evening," said-tub wit ness, "Lord Coventry and Geneml WiUjams camo to me. and that was the first Indica tion I hod that any thine unpleasant existed. Lord Coventrx-saldi -something very dis.". LiKxueaujo uius udouituu. 00010 .noonio suit tag hero object to your mannr of playing baccarat.' To this I replied; 'Why, what do you mean,' ioravioveutry men expuunca that people had said that I resorted to foul nlav. I bald: 'This is a foul and abomin- ,able charge a deliberate falsehood,' and then turning to tuom Dotu, I asked: 'What am 1 to do T Youaro both two old friends of mine. Por goodness soke, say what is to bo done. I place the matter entirely In your hands. Do what you think best.' "I asked for an interview with the Trince and they promised to' arrange it and shook hands with mo. I saw the Prinoe the same night aud told him emphatically that tho charge of my cheating was false, and that 'Your Boyal Highness will see what u terri ble thing this is for one who has lived for' 25 years the life of an officer and a gentlo man.' Tho Prince saldi 'What can you doT There are five accusers against you.' I .replied: 'I -shall publicly insult those five. on-uioxaco-uouroo to-morrow. The-Odds Were Too Big. ''The.-Prioo said, 'Whatistho-usoof thatr Thoxc (.are live to-one.' Then what am I to - do,' X asked. Lord Coventry askod mo to leave- them alone for five minutes, and a quarter of nn'hour later I was resummoned to the room nnd told tho only way to avoid -a horriblo-scandal was to sign tho docu ment." Witness hero referred to tho document which his counsel had read and which has been quoted above. "1 read tho document aud vainly pointed out that It was an admission or guilt which X strenuously denied. They admitted It was so, but strongly advised mo to sign it, which I did afterward. I subsequently reverted to tho clause forbidding me to play'again which in itself would prevent tho matter being kept becrot, as it would stop my playing a C-nenny rubber of whist in barrack,'' "In reply to a question from the Solloitor General, tho witness formally and positively denied that he had ever bocn guilty of cheat ing either at Tranby Croft or elsewhere. Sir Cliarles Kussell then commenced his cross examination on behalf of tho defendants. Tho plaintiff admitted that he had said In writing that "his accusers had noted con scientiously, believing that they had seen liim resort to foul play," and added be "had no reason to believe that any of the parties had any personal enmity towards him." The Witness Upon the Back. Sir Charles Itussell then commenced a course of severe cross-examination, and asked the witness whether bis first stako was not for 5, for which ho received .15 in payment. The witness replied ho could npt recollect wjiat no iiau receiveu, put no was willing to swear he had not surreptitiously increased his stake by adding two counters to it of 5 each. Sir Charles Russell Was any observation addrossodto you-wlth regard to your play ing? Witness Xo, but-on tho second evening the Prinoe said; "I wish people would put their stake where it can bo seen." Sir Charles Bussell Did you consider this remark addressed to you? Witness Not any moro than to tho others. In reply to further questions the witness said he had been iu tho habit of koeplug some counters in his pocket. He added ho had not asked to be confronted with his ae cusors. It was folly on his part perhaps not .tQdobo, but a man in bis position was not responsible for. his actions. He had a pistol presented at bmi in tho form of a most hor rible charge, and bad lost his head. Sir OHsrles Bussell asked whether Gen eral' WiUlams had said: "The Puke of Cam bridge will notba so lenient to you as these have been." Witness I cannot recollect If General Williams did so. c.1 wSR,y to rt.?n.81rs next Question, Sir William said that 24 hours after signing the document referred to he received a let- raiiuiuueicnu wuiiams andLord Coven try; in which they said that in view of evi dence before them they had no alternative but to believe the charge which had been made against him. Then witness added: 'Ho badTnovor ceased tp regret signing the document, but he had burned the letter re, fjerred to from General Williams and Lord 'Coventry," One Lively Letter Kulod Out, At this point Sir-Charles Bussell wished to read a copy he had containing the gist of tho letter- Sir Edward Clark, however, objected, and, on the matter being pressed, tho Lord Chief Justlco sustained the Solicitor Gen eral's objections. Tho letter written by the plaintiff was then read. It began, "Dear Owen," and was to the effect that under tho circumstances the plaintiff would never touch another card and wished his winnings given to a hospital. In reply to this letter, he said, a memorandum was sent which' was staled bv the Prince of WnVa r..n.ni vi. 'ilams and Lord Coventry, in which they dis- claim any desirp to be nnneoessarlly hard, but that, in the face of the'overnowing evi dence against him It was useless for htm-to deny' the charge and so long as be bad compiled with the conditions he had signed silence would be strictly maintained. 6I Charles said the witness had received a check for his winnings, but had never ac knowledged it At this Statro in the n roneed Intra tho court! adjourned until to-morrow for tbefnrtheri neanng. xue i-rince arose irom nis piaco and made his way to the street. He drove from the court in a one-horse coupe with only one attendant. Anlmmense crowd had gathered in order to seo His Koyal Highness depart, and when he appeared the men all raised their hats in respectful salutation, and it was noticeable that in the whole crowd not a single sound of disapprobation was made. Then the spectators filed out, laughing and talking and discussing the in teresting facts that bad been elicited. They commented on Sir William's manly bearing and tho way in whioh he had borne himself under the searching Are of the prince of cross-examiners, Sir Charles EnsselL And with nods and goodbys they jumped Into ineir carriages iuiu urore ou, omia me smil ing and the comments of the assembled spectators, to their usual afternoon turn in the park. CAPRIVI SENDS BANS0M TO fKEE GEBMftN PIMSONEBSIS THE: HAKDS OP BANDITS. Thlrty Brigands Wreck n Train In Turkey, Plunder Uie Passengers and Hold Some ot Them for $40,000 Hansom En trenched In Mountain Fastnesses. CcnrsTAXnsoptE,- Juno X A party of bri gands near Tcherskel yesterday placed ob structions across the railroad track derail .ing the eastern express. When the brigands -had thus brought the train to a standstill,, they found that tbereVerejsereral derman' and English tourists amongi tho passengers. Oneof them was a banket of Berlin. The brigands have demandM $40,000 aa ransom for the captives, and Chancellor von-Caprlvi has telegraphed to Her von Badwltz, the German Ambassador hero, authorising him to advance this amounts The remaining passengers were despoiled of their belong---lugs and were then left alone. The place where the aot of brigandage 00 curred lies between this cltyondAdrianople. Tho band which made the attack on the 'train numbered SO men, led by tho noted .seized the watchman on duty at the rall- roaa station, ana wnpn tney naa prevented him from giving alarm, they tore up tho rails for some distance. They sot noworn lnar stomal for the ensrineer. bnt allowed tho: cars to dash on to possible destruction. The- engine tumbled over on its side, dragging with it the tender, a baggage car and allthoi third-class passenger coaohes. The first class passenger cars " didn't follow, but re malned safely on the road. When tho train was thus disabled the brig ands rushed forward, uttering loud yellaand.- 'brandishing their guns lna most threaten ing manner, ana Doaraoaxae cars, several of tho passengors resisted the attack, but the brigands replied with a volley and dan- finally overcome the oconpants of the cars.) unu proaeeueu 10 piunacr laum, eiripping-t tne travelers 01 tneirvaiuaaios. IVhen the brigands ended thets.work thoyy seized four of the passengors In tho.first Class cars, and also the engineer of the train, , andstartod with tholr captives for their rondeavous In tho mountains. Tho men carried awar bv tho outlaws woxo Oscar- fMr.... ll A.n Tmm m a Ttnnlr A. m'MawII... h a.m uicuij IWlt U1UDI( f UUUO.CI Ul iTOlUUiliBi ,.twnuoi, a lona-ownor or sicgoisuori, ua- yuna; iiorr usoar neryscn, 01 Jtorrng, rras Blan Saxony, and Preundlger, tho engineer of tho eastern express.- Hpon-roachlng their retreat tho bandits sent Herr Israel to cet a; I ransom off 10,000. Ilcrr von Kadowltz claims; mat tucrortowui-reinnatnis money. , A HEBIHCt BITTESOOE. Tt Contains Fall Copies of Correspondence on the Scaling Qnostlon. LosnoK,- Juno L A blue'boolc was .pub- lishod'thlsaftOTnoon giving tho-most recent corresnondenco between Great Britain-and tho Cnitcd'8tates concerntng.-tho seat l(sh-, eries. ' The blu'ebooteonens'wJth ajtelesfronr rjaua iAIU0UiWUiru-J9-uiiu fmuuv fote,-,Brttlsa Minister to Wasulngton.dated , April' 17, oxpresslng approval of' Secretary 'Blalno's suggestion that there bo a comploto oessatlon of seal-catching pending tho award of tho proposed Board of Arbitration.. Then follow coblo dispatches from Sir Julian to Lord Salisbury concerning the modus vivendl', and informing Lord Salls-f Durytnat secretary uiavno preierrea-tnac the proposal for a closed season should oomo from Great Britain. Tho bluo book also gives Secretary Blaine's dispatch of May 4, detailing the -proposals, and tho note of Minister Paunoefote to Sec retary Blaine of May a. In a dispatch to Lord Salisbury of May 20, Minister Paunco foto says that President Harrison is anxious to receive a reply to Secretary Blaine's last note, and a dispatch of May 35 says that tho President is muoh concorned but cannot do- tain the crulsors, Tho blue book ends with. a cable dispatoh from Lord Salisbury to Mtn-, later Paunoefote. dated May 23. saving that a bill had boon introduced in Parliament to-, ,Elvo tho Queen authority to forbid tho kill- lug Ul HWU Ul iNluu; o4. u v JJ11MDU OUUJCUtfO,. and declaring that the British Government coma zax.o no iurtner action in tuo matter. until-this bill had boon passed by Parlia ment. THE C0MPE0HISE niECUESED. Xo Opposition is Developed, and the Bill Passes Its Second Beading. Loicdon, Juno L The First Lord of the Treasury, William Henry Smith, In the Houso of Commons to-doy, moved that tho. Bering Sea bill bo read a second time. Mr. Smith said the bill dealt with a questlon-of ttrgency, and was prompted by a desire that arrangements of an amicable character should be made to settle the dispute. Ho was sure that all parties would ngrco that It was better that tho difference be determined by friendly arbitration than by more!; barbar ous methods. Under the bill sealing is pro hibited simply in Bering Sea. The effeot will be a greatly diminished catch of seals nnd a great rise in the price of skins ob tained south of Boring Sea. Tho prohibi tion will continue until 1892, within which time It was expected the arbitrators would moko an award. It was not proposed that an order bo issued unless Russia also con sented to entire prohibition within Bering Eea- Sir William Vernon Harcourt, Stavely mil, George Osborn Morgan, Sir George Campbell, Sir George Baden Powell, Sir James Ferguson and Mr. Brsce followed in support of the measure, Tho bill was then read a eocond time. HIS HEAD IN DANGEB. -A -Chinese Ex-Mlnlster Doomed to Decapi-J tatlon-Appeals His Case. tur DUKIAP'S CABLE COMPAJnr.l Pabis, June L Tli 0 SbMejays that at sev eral foreign embassies a telegram has been received referring to General Tohongkl Tong, formerly representing tho Chinese Government In this city, whose financial troubles have lately been the talk of tho town. It happens .that, on arrlvingln China, ho. na orroRtnn'and condemned n rtfion-TiitiL.'. tion. From this decision the ex-Ambassador has appealed- SUBPEISE1)THB'EXPESTS. Tbo Bath Iron Works Puts in tho Lowest Bid for Cruiser No. 13. . WASnisoTOX, Juno L Proposals were opened to-day at tho Navy Department for the construction of protected cruiser No. 13, provision for whioh was made by the last Congros3. Tho vessel will be similar to cruiser No. 12; equipped with one elgbt-lnch, two six-inch and a great number of smaller rapid-fire and maohine guns. Sho is designed to make. In an emergency, the extraordinary speed of S3 'knots per hour, which would enable her to capture tho swiftest of.the. ocean greyhounds, or to escape from the pursuit of any moro formidablo craft. jLnumber of representatives of ship-building firms -were present when the bids were opened, as well as members of tho different branches of tho naval servioe. Tbo bids were ns follows: William Cramp & Sons, of Philadelphia, $-2,743,000; Union Iron Works, of San Francisco, rWtB.OOOjBath Ironworks; of Bath, Me., $2,000,000. ThjB result was a complete surpriso tb nearly every one present, as the Bath Iron "Works is a com paratively new competitor in the construc tion of steel vessels and has had no naval work, except two smaU cruisers now BLMNE-KBADSSAPEi. - ' -' HejAnive3-fii .stonVon the Way to' Maine Utterly Exhausted-and HIS CONDITIO! feEEMS-CBITICAE.- Every,PossIble Care.Being Taken of tho Stricken Statesman. EXTBEME ANXIETY Nj)W FELT BY ALL rsrrOAl. TXUSGBAlfeTO TUB DISPATCH. Bostot, Jnrio L Tho HonTlJ. G. Blaino reached Boston to-night en route for Bar Harborrbut ho-was unable to continue his Jonrnoy. The short trip fromrNewYork bad; completely exhausted him. As ho stoppod,' from the car and walked np tho long plat form leaning heavily upon the conductor's' andanother man's arm ho looked like a very siok man. Ho had traveled from If ow York to Boston in tho private business car of Gen-, eral Manager Mfller,.of tho Now York and Proviaenco Railroad, in whioh n bed was' laid for his use. There may bo stoker, men.in Boston than Secretary Blaine, but certainly none .who saw him would bellovo'that ho was in a fit condition to be anywhere but in bed, and that nothing but most urgent necessity wouldoveif Induce aik01ful doctor, Buch as Mr. Blaine's family -physician undoubtedly is, toallowsuohapatientrto(make so long,, end updor tho best of conditions so tiresome ajourney aa-ts involved in a trip to Bar Har bor. Urgent-Necessity for the Trip. That tho urgent necessity for this transf em to tho seaside does exist is evident, and tho Journey la beingoocomplishedln as quiet and restful a manner as possible, with the fullest co-operation of -the railroad officials and others. The oar wasdarkened during the whole of tho eventful-journey, the curtains being tightly drawn, with the, donbiepur-- lposo of enabling the statesman within to hsleepquletly, if possible, in tho berth which 'waB made up before. leatdng.and was oc cupied by nlm-enronto to Boston, and with tho further purpose of indicating to out siders that the car was unoccupied. Indeed, npon the trip nonetrat tho party -were admitted. Refreshments woro'partaken of by Mr. -Blaino during the Journey, served 'by the attendant jfrom the .-private 'buffet, bnt onlyvof tho-llghtestdesorlptlon and very Sparingly Indications of tbeKMUcalCondltfon. Tho preparations and arrangements dur- .tngthe Journoy Indicated the exceedingly critical condition of Mr. Blaino and the (great carwhioh-was conslflerod-nccessary to ward off.anyjpossible collapse. Upoirthe' arrival of tho train, which was on time, at carrlagenrasinwalthig.thoside entrance, to-the station, to which Mr. Blaino was' asslsted. , HewalkeitwItbrthe-greatestdllHculty, bis ; totterlng.steps being., very marked and-In strong-contrast-wttbithe-. light elastic step which the statesman had during the cam paign of 1888. He-was -very fecbhvhts feat ures quite thuvmdheboro every appearance of being one whoiad been "through a long and-eerions illness and bad-.not yet, by any' mcanspassooout-ofidangor nndback to real conralesMnosv v . t As he came from. -the trahi-ho was-dressed lna-tweedultiof white and black mixed goods, and-to tho observer he seemed in judicious in wearing no overcoat; an-over-sight,vwhicb, however, Mrs. Blaino was quick' to recognize, f0rupon entering the -carriage "ho was persuaded to put on-tho heavy overcoat which she-hondedhlm. AStartllug Change-In Appearance. The usual pallor of-bisfacosecmed intonsl- fied-.by thedarkness-of. his clothes, though thelralmost deadly whiteness required no contrast to shaw in .all their-tcrror-tho lines of tho features drawn and deepened. Altogether the change in his appear onoe was startlingly apparent. In spite of tho fact that Secretary Blalno's family take a hopeful view of his present condition of health .nnd of his speedy reoovery, one who saw him though only for a few minutes couldscarcely feel that-the distinguished Secretary of State will be able to return to tho active dis charge of his arduous duties in Washington for many months, or even that ho will bo able to pay much attention to their guid ance from Bar Harbor. That great-anxietyls felt for him isshown by the extreme precautions nnd caro which have been taken by tho family during his illness, and there is 'not yet any very great indication of his growing stronger. He gave every symptom of "-being dangerously near a collapse, but there were no indications or the famous and much written about gout. "Overwork" seems written all over his physical being. His imnd seemed strong enough, so far as giving brief directions clearly, though his voico was very -low in-. deed, and tremulous. SHE "VISITED HEAVEN. IJemarkable Story of a Girl for Sixteen Days Unconscious From. Grip. SrZCIAt TELEOKAM'TO THE DISPATCH WATEBBtntT, Ct., June L One of the most remarkablo cases of grip bas'Just come to light in Plymouth Center. The victim, Miss Cora Mattson, is tho belle of tho village and Is a teaoher In tho Sunday School of the. Episcopal Church. Miss Mattson was takenBl three weeks ago with the grip, which finally developed pleurisy and pneumonia. In tho afternoon of the third day of her illness the nurse left her for a minute, when she was found walking about In a dazod condition. She was ledback to bed, but shoremalned in that unconscious, dazed state for 10 days, her relatives all the time expecting her death. On regaining consciousness veftterdn.Tr sho told a remarkable story of her wanderings during tho time sho was unconscious. She met several of hor dear friends and relatives, and visited heaven and purgatory. She told of tho deaths of two of ber schoolgirl frionds, whom It was afterward learned had died during her illness. .Her experiences havo had a great effeot on Miss Cora and it will bo some time before she recovers ber former health. ' JTTE r BBIBEItS PLEAD NOT GUILTY. Tbo Hennessey Cases Come Up .To-Day and Will Probably Be Tried. New Obleaks, June L Tho' Hennessey Jury bribers wero again boforo the court to-day. They pleaded not guilty, after a de murrer In their cases had been filed and over ruled. ' Defense took a blU of exceptions. Tho caso comes np to-morrow, and will probably go to trial, the cases against McOrystal and. O'MaUay being the first on the docket. WATCH0EN TAKES POSSESSION. Ho Is Now the;Chlef Factory Inspector, bnt Snyder Makes No Move. tSPECIAL TELEGBAit TO THE DISPATCH. Haubisburq, Juno L One of Governor Pat tison's appointees rejected "by the Senate took possession of his office, to-day without encountering resistance of any kind, physio cal or legal. Bobert" Watohorn, who has been Executive Clerk to tho Governor for several months, is now the undisputed holder of -the position 'of Chief Factory la- f pector, and he signalized his assumption of, its duties.by writing to tho deputy lnspee tors to meet him in' this city on Thursday next for consultation with him. Prof. Sny der, of Indiana county, failed to make his appearance to assume control of tho Depart ment of Publlo Instruction. Prof. Waller, Jhe Incumbent, was -ready to prevent him Jrom entering on the 'duties of the position, by the application of legal remedies. Gov- ernor rattison is said to have telegraphed Mr. Snyder to come to the front. Tho crisis wai probably bo reached to-morrow. fcACDONALD STILL SINKING PAINT BOPXS OF KKCOTERT IN THE .MOBNING LOST LATEB ON. The Premier's Life Again Ebbing After 10 O'Clockr-filr 3onn Thompson Probably His Successor-Besnlt of th Event-Mi the Montreal Stock Exchange. Ottawa, June L This morning tho condi tion of Premier Macdonald was apparently so'much improved as to give rise to the hope that ho would yet recover; but this hopo was dashod when it was found that he hasjjeen growing steadily weaker since 10:30 o'clock., as a precautionary measure he is awak ened by his attendants every two'honrs., The heart's action is -becoming more feeble, Indicating that life's fires are burning very low. To-day .saw no cessation ot.tbe.rush 'Sir John has left directions in bis will to bo Dunettat Kingston. The question of leadership is being ac tively discussed. Tho general opinion is that Sir John Thompson will be the next Premier, although a majority of tho Western mem bers favor Sir Charles Tapper.- The French Conservatives nro almost a unit for Sir John Thompson, and many Insist upon .bisap DOlntTnont. Tho matter, to a venr consider able degree, rests with the Governor Gener- ai, wno, it is stated, learned the Premier's wishes during tho election campaign. Sir Charles Tupper at that time was his ohoice. 'Hon. J. J. C. Abbott is also spoken of. Sir John Macdonald's Illness and the political complications that may ensuo.on tho Canadian Premier's death are having a markedffect on stocks, and. tiro -Montreal markot was very weak, bank stocks and general stocks all showing a weak tendency. The general feeling on the streets there is that on Sir John's death there will bo a break. Leonard Tilly, Lieutenant Governor of ,tho Srovmco, nas Deen nastily summoned to ttawa. He left on the midnight train. 'Nothing definite could be learned as to-the oojecr. ox nis mission. i !IlULllLx,'LYNOHED-AT'CfHirECH.. The-Laying of a Corner Stono at St. Louis the Scene of a Tragedy. St. Louis, June 1 At the close of tbo elab orate ceremonies yesterday attendant upon ,the laying of tho. corner stone of the St. Englebert Catholic Church, now-Jn course of erection, Joseph Stodgart, a local cattle dealer, shot and fatally Wounded Alolse Steiner. Immediately a. number of tho 4,000 peoplo assembled shouted with one accord,. 'Hang him; bring a rope; lynch'html" inn momens me praying priest, tno cnouv; lsters and the solemn purpose for which the assemblage had gathered-wero forgotten. Stodgart was Secured, a rope placed around his neck, and he was being dragged to the nearest lamppostwhen two mounted police men made their appearance and rescued Stodgart from what seemed to bo inevitable death. He was placed id jail and the Wotmdert man -nmq T-flmmrAd tn htn brmiA . juoiso Steiner. the wounded -man. Was'rrrea.. .ciifoiuir i,iiu purpose ui preserving oruer. BLOODY EI0T AT A 3AIL GAME. Miners.of.Ono Town Plght-Cltlzens of Ani other, and Two Mortally Wounded. CSFEClilVTZXBGllAir TO THBrDISPATCn, .HoirnKODoir, June L There was a great gameofbaUatOrbisonlato-day.ondas sov-. eralofthe4)Iayers were miners, they wero-attended-by fully 100' miners' from Bobcrta- i dole. During tho progress of the game there 'was a dispute, Detwean the Bobertdale minors and tho. citizens of Orbisonin as ,to n. 1 decision of.the umpire.' A,fight followed be flgnt followed De-jfr tween two-oi tuo aianutants ana in- a Riim-t a nnn i- n a nnni' ttmearegnlarriofbroko out' between tho' two factions. FullvlOO miners .wefn en -mired In tbn .-nhf. with.tho citizens of theplaco.anddnrinfctho melee two of tholr number were fatally stabbed by Anton Bechtel, a Frenchman, and Snydor Leighdy. Becbtclwas captured soon after and Is no win jail here Whisky was the prime cause of the riot. It Is feared tho miners will attempt violence to got, hold, of Bechtel, whom they threaten-to hang. A PITTSBlJEG-GniL'S DEBBT. -Miss Mary Lawman Makes Hor Initial Bow to a Large Boston Audience. rsrKClAL.TEI.EOBAM TO THE DISPATCH. ' BosTOir, June L-JIlss Mary Lawman, of Plttsuurg, made her oeDut as a star to-night at tho Tremont Theater. She had chosen for her Initial performance her own adapta tion from tho French of Mario Uohard's four-act play, "Vittoria." It was not a flat tering success, for tho play was evidently ill-suited to Miss Lawman's ability as an actress, and although thero was a good bouse, with overy disposition to give 'her a generous greeting, tho applause was per functory. Thoro wore no recalls. Mr. Frank L. Good win, Miss Lawman's manager, has surround ed her with a .very good company. NEAL'-S PEBS0NAL PLEA. Governor Campbell Peruses a Letter His Rival Is Sending to Democrats. SPECIAL TELIQBAMTO THE DISPATCH. CoLUMBtm, June L Governor Campbell was banded n copy of a personal letter to day which is being sent out by Hon. L. T. Neal, of Chlllicothe, in tho interest of his candidacy for Governor. Mr. Neal states he has becomo a candidate at the instanco of prominent. Democrats in all parts of the State, and he wants the nomination. He asks for information as to whether he can depend upon the parties addressed to aid him In securing a delegation from tho recipient's county. VQETO NOT'nENTIFIED. Neither -Hai. Nor O'Brien Likely to Stand. Trial for the Tobln Murder. SPECIAL TELEQItAlI TO THE DISPATCH. Frahklin, June 1. A number of persons visited the county Jail to-day to identify Frank Vldcto, tho much-wanted man in con nection with the Tobin murder, but aU have failed to identify him as the silver polish man seen to' visit Tobln's houso previous to the crimo. Walter Heather and Mrs. Pierce, who, luenuneu uuricn, connneoin tno jail at Erie, are positivo that ho is one of Tobln's visitors, notwithstanding the fact that a dispatch has been received announcing that O'Brien was In tho penitentiary there from March 17 to April 15. Tobln was murdered March 22, so that O'Brien can hardly be the man wanted. CAETES HAERISON'S MAN WINS. A Contest on Only One of tho Eleven Judge ships at Chicago. Chicago, June L Although eleven Circuit Judges wore to bo elected in Chicago to-day, each for a term of six -years, there was practically no contest except for the eleventh place. The five Bepublican and five Democratic Judges, who were candi dates for election, hada complete walkaway. Tho eleventh judgeship was captured by Francis Adams, the candidate of tho Carter Harrison Democracy, indorsed by tho Be publlcans. Thostraight Democrats, in put ting up a full tiokct of 11, Judges, simply scattered their strength. Judicial elections wero held, also, at other places throughout the State. Jacksonville and Jerseyville went Democratic Kirk wood was carrledby tho Bopubllcans. WBECEETJ ON THE AT.nBKATT COAST. Two Hundred Chinese Workmen Narroirly Escape a'Watery Grave. Sah Frahcisco, Juno L The schooner Katie Fllckinger arrived this morning from Chignlk Bay, Alaska, and reported that the schooner Sadie F. Caller went on tho rocks In the harbor May U and sank In deep water. The vessel left here loaded with a full, cannery outfit and 200 Chinese to work in a eannerv. rrrhi"MnftBft.wArA savea, online vessel and cargo will bo a total loss, BraGLAESAIffiSAjJTS In Comparison With the Quaker City Pank-WrecMng Officials. ' FORTUNES DELIBERATELY STOLEN. Kennedy's Haul Alone Out of the Spring Garden Nearly a Million. " D0.CT0RING BOOKS FOE EXAMINATION C 6PICIAL TXXOBAt TO THE DISrATCS. PniLADEifHiA, Junes. Tbecase of Francis W. Kennedy, President, and Henry H. Ken nedy, cashier of the Spring Garden National Bank, was called for hearing before United States Commissioner Bell to-day. The bear ing attracted a crowd to the Commissioner's office that was much greater than at the Bardsloy hearing. Kennedy's appearance aid not in any way Indicate that since Fri day last he had been confined In Moya menslng prison! Ho preserved his usually calm exterior, and with tho -exception of an occasional bowing of.the head he gave no outward sign that-he' was moro than an '.intcrested.ll8tener. Theovldenoo adduced at the hearing was of a most damaging character to the two brothers, and the burden of tho .proof went to show that the charges of embezzling and falsifying of accounts were well founded. The testimony In many .instances was very sensational, and the entire workings of the institution, wore shown, to bo rotten to tho core. The flrst'witness called was National Bank Examiner WUUam P.Drew. After stating that he tookpossession of the Spring Garden Bank Ab-the renhnat nf PnIflnnt 'Kennedy ondtmder Instructions from the .'Comptroller ofltho Currency, he said that when be took possession of tho bank ho asked President FrancisW. Kennedy If there' "had been anything wrong or crooked in the' conducting of the affairs-of-the bank, to -which Kennedy replied: '1 am afraid there is." The. Arrest of-tho-Defendantg. Upon finding evidences of fraud he con-' ferred- with the UnitedStates-District Attor ney, and at tho suggestion of the latter he; mado the affidavits charging the defendant? with the offenses for which they were on trial. In pursuing his Investigations he. found checks drawn byPresidont-Kennedv. .'amounting to $100,000. In tho cash drawer ot tne Danp:. auo report to tno uomptroiler or; uurroncy, signeu. oy isnier a. a. nonneay and attested by Directors. Young, Turland land Middle ton, was produced. District At torney Bead said that under tho head of "re sources, item No. 20," it was represented that to $127,30).' McClure, the first witness, was then sworn. "Now," continued Mr. Read, "are vou able It to say what was in troth tho amount of legal tenuer notes in tne Dane at tnat time?" "I oould not-fix tho exact amount, but the amount was less by about $100,000." "In other words, thatstatement that there ' were $127,000 of legal "tender notes was. jfalso?". 1 V Ph.' ' "Falso to tho extenfrof nearly $100,000?" "Yes;" "You bad charge of the stock ledger?" ;ldld." "During tho' time had'yon- any- knowledzo. Jof an ovor-lssuo of stock?" "I had." "State what it was." "On February 9 I took down the files 'of the stock ledger and found. 200 shares over-Issued. 1 spoke to the President about it. and he said that he would give- me the certificates. February 1& xresiuem, .neimouy cume to tne part 01 tue office where I wris at work before that, the same day. Mr. Drew had como in Kennedy nBkod me whether Drew was In the habit ofi cnmsliir the stock ledger. X told him h .always did. He then, after awhile, came hciweditf.tehiin?iiiifl ire fcaid he Vhnld like l ... - . . . to looKtttms account, jioaiso asked to see- iuo uccount ui vun unnuen a l oups: Fixing thojlooks far -Examination. 'Ho saldt You cbareo "VanGunden & Young's .account 150 shares 4and my account .50 shares, and I will ,glvo you tho certifl icates. With that! made up the trial bal ance and gavo it to Mr. Drew. I spoke to Kennedy a day or so afterward) and during -the month of February be gave me quite a number of certificates that had been. returned to him. On March 7 I became; rather suspicious. 1 asked tne Jrresldent; what lie was doing with those cer-i tiflcates'. He said that ho was raisings money on tnem. no -was very short, ho. said, and he had to do it. I asked him a day or so later if the directors knew of this, transaction. He said they did not. He said tney wouitt resign at once ir they knew it. On March 11 1 told tho President and cashier. that I would like to see them both together, and I demanded the certificates that were' aao at 3 o'clock that day. "The President said he could not-get. them. It was Impossible to get them now. He was short of money. If I could give him a few days he could get them then. I also bad a conversation with him at that time. I also said at that time that I would resign. On March 13 1 thought I would go to the cer tificate book and I found that the cashier had made out a certificate for CO shares to J. N. Hoffman, and I supposed it was an over-issue. And that night I prepared a letters to tho directors, telling them of the over-Issue and tendering my resignation. Just before I presented this letter I went up to the board room. They had not organized vet. The President saldt 'You had better wait until wo formally or ganize oeiore you come ui to presont tnis request.- un tne succeeaing any tne Tesl- dent came to see me, and begged me not to present anything to the board. I told him he could not stop mc, and I presented the letter. Mr. Kennedy after I read the letter, acknowledged that it was the truth that ho had done this." "What directors wero 'present?" Persisted in His Resignation. Mr. Young, Mr. Turlln, tho President and- 'the-cashier. Ir. McClure then told at length how Pres ldent Kennedy and different members of tho Board of Directors had begged him to with draw his resignation and of his peremptory refusal to do so. Samuel B. Shuto, a bookkeeper In the bank, 'swore that in February when tho Bank Examiner was expected to visit the ibank ho saw tho cashier,- H. Hi Kennedy. maxo laise entries iu iue uuuK,wmcn snoweu thiit President Kennedy was a creditor of the bank when in fact his account was over drawn $5L2M 41. George W. Schooler, the discount clerk of the Spring Garden Bank, testified that ho had discounted notes by Directors Ephraim Young, Nelson F. Evans and President Francis W. Kennedy. Tho witness caused quite a sensation when he testified that ho had found notes that had been discounted for Kennedy, on which his name appoarcd, either as - maker, indorser or was otherwlso interested in them, to tho amount nf SSM.000. and of thla amount $C90,000 was traceablo direct to Ken nedy's account, ne said that Nelson F. Evans appeared as maker on $59,000 of notes, indorser of $114,870, and Interested in $118, 9S3 35, whilo Ephraim Young -was maker of $122,607, and Indorser of $44,358. Tha notes ho said, wero all single-name discount. Bobert CThomae, a director of the bank, testified that the directors wore accustomed to meet twico a week. "As a director, what knowledge bad you of Evans' or Young's or Kennedy's Indebted ness tcr the bank!" "I knew that Evans and Young had notes dlscour.tcdtfmt I never know their balances. I had a kind of an idea of their indebted ness. I thought Evans and Young's was from ,$20,000 to $25,000. I had no knowledgo of Ken nedy's account." Tho Directors Easily Satisfied. "What else was dono at the-m&ating 0f tho board?" "Tho cashier always sent"n-.st3te-ment of tho amount of discount, the amount of' cash on liand-and thereservo at -every meeting." "And -you relied upon tho statement?" "Yes, sir." A number of other directors testlflod that they' were absolutely ignorant of tho discounts mado to President Ken nedy, Tice President Evans and Director Young. After much more testimony of tho same general character Mr. Eeed said that he had nothing to say boyond asking that the TiTiarmnra ba bound over. Mr. Whlta said that he did not care to say anyt. .-- r-r '.i. . .. i . . farther than to urge-the fact that tho b -- JBhouldb9,.made as reasonable as pssftle, jdhas alarge iamily. i . JraLliBft.iHa Vint KSik V J ESOLAMi'S SEJR APPARENT. lnasmucb as the defendants were also under heavy ball In a State case. Commissioner Bell said that tbo evidence, was very conclusive and nothing remained for him to do but to bind the prisoners over until thenext term of court, which wfll be held on August 17 next. He would fix tho ball, be said, at the same figure as he bad done last week-413,000 for Henry H. Kennedy and $20,000 for Francis WJIennedy. Salmon B. Bowley, President of the Hero Glass Com pany, renewed his bond for tho appearance of H.H. Kennedy, but Francis W. Kennedy, being unable to furnish bail, was returned to vSIoyamensing prison. TOLD-BY THE SPOOKS. THE FATE OF THE PEOPLE'S'EAETr' BEVEALED IN A TRANCE. Sirs. Lake, tho .Spiritualist, Announces .tho.. Berolt of a Conference With the Splrlts- Nothing; Extremely Cheerful-In It for- tho New Party. tSPZCIAI. TZLEOHAM TO TOE DISPATCH. Bostow, June 1. Mrs. n. S. Lake, tho famous. Spiritualist, went into a tranco to dayand'the spooks told her all about the fate of tho newly formed People's party. Thls.lsfwhat sho announced as the, result oft her conference with tho spirits: "Tho party which has power to act under the name of the People's-party-is the party truly repre senting the citizens of these United States. rl have nothing to say about the old parties. - Tho parties of the past- havo performed. tueir useiuincss. xue time anu neeuscau ' for new Ideas, new parties. "The time has come when nolltical nartiea should embrace virtue, and it was becauso1. ot tnis taot tnat in one oi tne states or this Union, a short time ago, a delegation of citi zens from many States met, and formulated the laws of tho People's party; When itbe came possible for persons who comprise political organizations to so oppress the peo ple of the countrv as thev have done. I think It Is time for thepeopie to formulate a. new parry, it is tnen timo to ormgtno Integrity and religious views of the people to bear upon tho evil and arrest It. Tho questlonhas been asked mc,' Will the Peo ple's party banish all existing evfls?'- I answered no. not at all. This nation will nover be safe until men cannot bo bribed! ,and women cannot bo bought. is is impossiDio ror tne People's party under existing circumstances to bring about what they see in tho dim future. But the educational influence will bo great, and what now seems dim will one day be accom plished. There are but few who now havo enrolled themselves in the People's party who realize tho position In which they will fidd themselves when the battlo begins, Men and women who champion an unpopu lar cause are' always subjected to unjust slander for the principle Involved. "You must agree not to push debate on certain. -nolnts. The land oneBtlnn. tha money question and the question of uni versal sunrago nro au goou points tn tno nlatform of tho Feonle's nartv. When tho. '.sttnggle 'between tho new and old parties Begins,-" wui dq a long ana Dittor struggle. When the battle is fairly on thero wfll not holnthoranks of the new party many who are nowthere." THE PRESIDENT SNUBBED ;in the Persons of Two of His Close Officlals- in tho Quaker City. tSPECIAL TELEQEAM TO TUX DISPATCH. Philadelphia, June L Tho members of tho Union League ClubaroaU torn up over the alleged mismanagement of the reception to President Harrison on Decoration Day. As a consequence of the impolite action of the managers, tho President felt himself Blighted, and left directly after the reception, without bidding good-by. to his hosts, and went to the depot In an or dinary hack. When "the. President's party arrived at tho lunch tablo IT was found that no places had been provided for the Presl - dent's Secretary, Elijah Halford,. or for Gen eral BansdoU, Marshal of tho District of Co 'lumbia. Dr. Goodman, one of the guests, gave up his seat to General BansdoU. Tho President showed marked annoyance at this snub to tvo officials so close to his Immediate per son, and ho .was very quiet and ill at ease, tnrongn tne icast. no went uirougn tua ceremony of shaking hands as a matter of course, but he loft Immediately afterwardta. a hired hack, unattended, although it had been stated that he would stay until 8 'o'clock; FAYETTE'S HEW C0TTET HOUSE. Its Dedication an Event Long to Bo Bo- membored in TJnlontown. SPECIAL TELZOBAM TO THE DISPATCH. UitioHTOww, June L A very large crowd attended the laying of tho cornerstone of Fayette county's new Court House in this. place to-day. Tbo exercises began with a street parade at 1:30 v. m., which terminated at the site of the coming edifice. Here Hon. Nathaniel Ewingwas chosen President of the day, many representative men Vice Presidents, and members of tholocalpress secretaries. C. Bailey Dawson, who placed the contents In the corner stone box of the old Court House, 44 years ago, assistedby Colonel John Collins, one of the oldest members of tho bar, placed the corner stone of tho present building amid enthusiastic applause: The box, in addition to the contents of tho old box, contains a copy of each of tho county papers, old deeds, photographs of present mnmhers of.the bar. etc. One of the moat interesting exercises of the occasion was tho. testing OI tno stone oy j. nomas seamons, aged 9L Hon. William H. Playford's speeoh. was tho event of tho occasion. I0VEBS TAKE STRYCHNINE. A Wealthy Young Lady and Her Farm Hand Admirer Take Strychnine. Galetta, III., Juno L Two youthful lovers, Miss Ada Townscnd and Elmor Foster, liv ing in Bush township, this county, com mitted suicide last night. Thoy had been out for a drive during the evening and re turned late. Tho girl's mother called her at the usual hour this morning, and receiving no resnonso sho broke into tbo room, where the two lovers wero found dead, the young man upon tne oea anu tne gin on tno noor, to which she had fallen in her agony. Thev had taken strychnine whfet had hidden for tho purpose, tho.deed having been long contemplated. The girl's father is wealthy and Foster is a farm hand, and it 13 said her parents opposed the union. THE OATMEAL TBUST ORGANIZED. It Includes AU 91111s In the Country, but Prices May Be Lowered. Aebox, Juno L Incorporation papers- wero filed at Col umbos to-day for the Con solidated Oatmeal Company, with a capital, stock of $3,500,000. All the oatmeal mills .of the country are, brought under one management with head quarters in this city. The incorporators say that prices will probably be lowered. " Eloped With a Convict, SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.l 'Columbus, June L L. D. Short, a five-year convict, escaped from the penitentiary Sat urday night, and it is learned to-day thathoJ AlnnAfl with Mrfl. saran Lovett, wno uvea. lnt ontsida the nrlson-walL-. Sho is married SUDDEN INSPIRATION. Eey. Dr. "McAllister's- letter v "Writing Abilities Once "'" More Tested. ACCUSEDS SMDAWORK, IHiei-Minister Replies That His-Ideas Cameron-Monday Morning. STAND OF THE ELDER M'CLURKIN. Interesting Eesolutions Which Were-Not Allowed to Be Bead. BPJSK FIGHTING AIL AIONQ-THE LINE . There was an ominous hush at the open ing of the B. P. Synod yesterday morning; and, as a hot time was expected, the win dows' wore opened, top and bottom. Dr. Mc Allister lost no time in getting down to bus iness, and, as soon as the minutes were read, began reading a letter of his own to the Synod. He expressed discontent in that .Bynod had first censured him and then erased the record from the minutes. Ho was-considerably broken up, hut said he was comforted by tho esteem of those who knew him best. He asked that his letter be incor porated In the minutes and also a full ac count of tho action in reference to Friday's letter. Professor D. B. Wilson said he thought ho was doingDr. MoAUister a favor on Saturday by having tho disapproval expunged, but would not object to a reversal of his action. Bev. J. M. McCracken thought it too lato to take such action and made some remarks rather p -stlo regarding Dr- McAllister, whichj Sejatter state that ho would now bCvP.'ier despite any action-save -v. ?. YiiFS. N. ;U J ctlon Denounced. ,. .w- j-v -w a uwm r, tMf lia Tin.1 1im.h1 Tl MOAiiistcrs actrx"A. r.tea ana termed outrageous, but nab- ", Oa word of de nunciation against thbo'V5'A the letter. Bev. J. S.T.MMiganns'Jr vf point that If the letter hadbeon propd" Jthenticated It might have been introduceo, out not other wise. Dr. McAllister said he did not want any false coloring and called "on the Moderator to maintain order. There were three men talking, and the Moderator decided Dr. Gforge tn order. Dr. MIBigan talked of ap pealing, but finally yielded In the interest of harmony and expedition. Bev. J. F. Carson, after a short introduc-V tlon, referred to the announcement that the letter was only a cojiy and that it had heels'' sent broadcast through the Church to preju dico the case of the liberal members. A question arose as to whether Mr. Car son was in order, and Dr. J. W. Sproull said that If Dr. George had been In order, as de cided by the Speaker, Dr. Carson was also. This caused quite a demonstration, and Br. McAllister mado some- observations on ward political methods. Ferreting Out a Traitor. BevMr. Carson deprecated the spirit mani fested by the Synod, and suggested that tho traitor who had furnished the letter should -be ferreted out and sharply censured. Ror. William Johnston said that Dr.Mc AUIster had charged that the four ministers libelled (one of whom was the speakerj -were responsible for the writing of the letter. Dr."MeAllister I made no such assertion. Bev.-J. S.-T.VMiUJgan insisted that Dr; Me-" Alllster bad done so, and the latter ma'tieu statement that was satisfactory. Dr. Johnston, however, seemed tobo loaded for bear, and spoke of Dr. McAllister spend ing Sunday In his study mapping out his plan of actlon-nnd writing bis statement. Dr. McAllister said this was a foul asper sion. Dr. Johnston wanted to know if he' . (McAllister; had not said so. Dr. McAllister 'then stated that when he got up on Sunday morning he was so unnerved that his people told him he was not well enough to go to ohuroh and advised him to stay at home. Bey. J. B. Thompson attempted to squelch tho speaker, but failed, and he went on to state that he bad spent the whole of Sunday attending to his religious duties as usual, and that the plan of campaign came to him at4 o'clock yesterday morning. Object to an Unauthenticated Letter. Dr. Johnston spoke sharplyrespeoting-the -of putting an unauthenticated letter on (record. Bev. J.-CK-Mflligan sald-there-waavnoevi-i denoo that-any of the six suspended minis ters wrote tho letter, and objected to being slandered, as ho and hls-fellows wero in tha minority. Elder Joseph Stevenson spoke of It as tho ""supposed fragment of a supposed letter." xrr. juoAiiister attempted an explanation, but was cried down. Bev. J. W. F. Carllslo moved to table, but the motion was lost. Bev. J. 8. T. Mllligan attempted a com promise with Dr. McAllister.but to no effect, 'and tho matter was finally laid on the table. Some portions of the minutes had been mis laid. The Committee on Discipline in It3-repore sustained the action of the Pittsburg Pres bytery and recommended that the sus fiended ministers be given a full hearinz by he Court. Thoreport was tabled for the present. Bev. T. P. Stephenson, or Philadelphia, askod consent to withdraw the proposition to settle by resolution instead of trial, as he understood the suspended ministers' would not consent to such disposition. Beady to Meet Synod Half Way. Bev. J. B. J. MiUigan said he-bad no objec tion totneetlng Synod half way; but the mo ,tlon to withdraw prevailed. Bev. J. S. T. Mllligan submitted the report of the Committee on Secret Societies. It was throughout unfavorable to such societies, especially to the Mafia, and It also suggested the nooointment of a committee to inaulre into the propriety of the maintenance of labor organizations. Dr. B. J. Georze thought the renort rather sweeping; a line should be drawn In making accusations and a little Judgment exercised? The report was received and no action taken further. Dr. George asked to bo relieved of the duty of secretary daring tho trial, as he is a rep- resentittlve of tho Pittsburg Presbytery. His ? request was granted and Assistant Clerks Trumbull wlU keep tho record. y The Presbyterian ministers of the two -cities attended Synod Instead of holding their regular monthly meeting, and they -wore kept awake. Some Information Badly Wanted. As soon as tho roll had been called In tho,--, afternoon tho Synod was photographed, and . Bev. E. M. Mllligan asked to bo allowed to ' read a statement or a request, and being ' asked to state it, said it was a request than the person who bad Introduced a letter cal-. culated to lnjurotho cause of the suspended ministers, or at least six of them, be re- quired to specify the name of the writer. Dr. McAllister, Bev. McCracken, Chair man of the Committee on Discipline,' and Prof. D. B. Wilson opposed hearing tho statement. The la ttcr gavo as a reason tha t -any .of tho six could disavow as a part of his -defense. Mr. Millignn's request was refused by a -voteof75to07. The document that Bev. E. M. TtfllllgnTi i wanted to read was as follows: - - Wiiebzas, A copy of a certain letter stated to have been written "'. one of the lx ministers. -irhnso aDDeals are uendinff nss been bronarht to tha notice ,of this court lna manner to Influence the decision to be rendered: and, Where&g. onlv one of the six can f&lrlv and fnati-r be chargeable for whatever-ceusnre tho aathor of -sM letter mf deserve. Then-fare we the nnderslmed. rMneetfnftr n.-, .quest that the name of the aathor of asid letter be; given to tois conn wiia tae prooror. aatnoro&ip.; m E. X. HILLIQAX, H. W. REED. W. I.. O. P-AMMM. J. R. J. MtLLIOAX,' ii-iM 0. B. MILLIQAX. Sfi ... JJ Withdrew Some of the Complaints. Dr.McABister called attention to the com- plaint ofBevs. Reed and Samson, that tha '."'. minutes of the Pittsburg Pre3bytery weroiE not correct, and Dr. MoAUister moved tbat thev he alio wed to withdraw tho comnlainfei-! rsinica was azrcea to. . ..r ' . . . . -'- X, Dr. McAllister said the Pittsburg; Presby'; M I A 4 i a ."f.'3 .t Ai iisi "?,a 'P-' &
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