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RCiA 1 Estate Sellers Got their
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WHIN I O PATCH xeach Every.
body. It Is the Best Advertising
Medium for Employer and Employed,
as It Circulates Everywhere.
I DISF1A.TCH. Investors Evorynlicre
readmit. Bargain Hunters rely on It
! far-offering. The best Medium.
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PLAYEDJHE PBIIff
For a Common Dupe,. Accords
"' ing to the Evidence in
the Baccarat Case.
j KIKE SAW HEf CHEATIKG
"Witnesses Make Direct Attacks Upon?
ihe Honesty of Sir William
Gordon-Cummins.
ALL'THE DETAILS OP THE GAME.,
A Dramatic Description Given Showing,
Just the 3Tanncr in Which the
Royal Bant "Was Swindled.
THE D1PEESSI0X BADE OX THE -JURY.
CosseU, the Eminent Lawyer, Delivers a Most Scath
ing Arraignment of tie Accused Baronet,
Who Hears It Withont Flinching.
CE0WD3 COXTIXCE TO ATTEJD THE TEIAli
BY DCSLAP'S CAEI.E COMrAST.J
Jjosnas, June 3. There was not the
slightest indication that thepopnlarinterest
in the baccarat scandal case had suffered
the least diminution when one went to the
" law courts this morning. There was the
same eager crowd that had gathered before
the iron gates yesterday and the day before;
there was the same respectful man who
knew everybody, and there was the sanfe
anxiety to ste the Prince of Wales, who, it
was known, would be in attendance.
Slaking allowance for the difference in
dress, the scene in front of the huge iron
gates resembled for all the world that which
maybe observed at the entrance of the pit
of a leading theater on the first night of a
long-expected play. For fully half an hour
before the time they would open, the car
riages, now well known, had been deposit
ing ladies and gentlemen, who pressed for
ward so as to be in a favorable position for
getting as soon as possible into the room,
and when ihe bolts were drawn there was a
rush that would have done credit to a
regular first night gathering or a foot ball
team.
lighting Up the Plctnre.
Inside the court the appearance was as
cheerful as the day before,, the ladies had
come out in pretty dresses, as they seemed
to regard it as part of their duty toaotas
the bright lights of the dingy room. Xady
Brooke, Lady Yarbcrough, Mrs. George
Lewis, Xiady Esher and the other Indies
whose names have been recorded before
wore in the jjlaccs winch, seemed to .belong;:
to them by right, and about trie court were
the Hon. Stephen Coleridge, Colonel
Stracey and Lord Marcus Beresford.
The ladies came prepared to stand the
sicgeof a long sitting and with the deter
mination not to budge from the coigns of
vantage they had secured during the
luncheon hour. Those pretty little sand
wich boxes and sherry flasks which had
made a furtive appearance when the Court
rose to partake of the mid-day reflection yes
terday again came out of pockets and from
behind handkerchiefs, which had hitherto
been used to conceal powder puff or a pot of
lip salve.
A Woman AVho May Have Influence.
Perhaps the best dressed woman in the
crowd .of fashionables who have come to re
gard Lord Coleridge's court as their own
happy hunting ground, was Lady Coleridge,
who wore a black empire costume with a
white and rose-pink spotted vest and creamy
silver gauntlets. She is a beautiful woman,
and her very becoming costume made her
one of the centers of attraction. She un
doubtedly formed a charming adjunct to the
administration of justice, and the pleasant
way in which she looks around the court for
her friends and nods nt them, smiling as she
does so, seems to convey the idea that she
has a delightful sense of property in the.
whole proceedings by virtue of her relation
to the presiding judge.
As somebody remarked, "Casar's wife,
ruling Caesar, ruled, the world, and so per
haps Lady. Coleridge presides over this
court." Her smiles and the pretty dimples
she shows when she smiles have been freely
commented on as proving the infinite
amusement she derives from her attendance,
and above all the pretty little "cheeky"
absence of awe for the majesty of the law,
which is proved by her behavior nnder the
very eyes of the great Lord Chief Justice
himself, have done much to make the court
very pleasant.
The 'Wilson Family Bather "Weary.
The members of the "Wilson family evi
dently pine for the well-padded chair which
they are accustomed at Tranby Croft and
their town house, and they are evidently
not able to stand the fatigue which comes
from sitting on the hard oak benches which
have been provided for those of Her
Majesty's lieges who find a pleasure in lis
tening to trials. They accordingly came
provided with India rubber bags, and, hav
ing proceeded to fill them full of wind, they
perched nnd balanced themselves on top of
them.
Among the artists to-day who were busy
with pencil, and sketch book were Mrs.
Coleridge, who is the wife of the son of the
Lord Chief Justice, andMr. Harry Kumiss,
who was making notes for his inimitable
sketches.
It was just about 11 when Lord Coleridge
took Ills seat on the bench, but, contrary to
the precedent he had established, he did not
wait for the arrival of the Prince of "Wales,
who, however, came soon after. The people
who were most disappointed by the position
His Boyal Highness took were Mr. Furniss
and the other sketchers, for, sitting under'
the lee of the Judge's desk, he was hidden
from the-cpectators nearly all day.
Opening Speech for the Defense.
As soon as Lord Coleridge had signified his
desire that the proceedings should com
mence Sir Charles.Ens.sell rose in his place
and began his speech for the defense. Sir
Charles commenced his spesch in a low
voice, but when he came to speak of the dis
honoring terms of the document which Sir
William Gordon-Cumming had signed,
there was a great deal of warmth in his
tones, and this -was increased until when he
drew his picture of what" would be the con
duct of an innocent man and a gnilty one
charged with niching money from the
pockets of his friends, his voice became
hoarse with forensic passion, and he struck
his hands violently together.
At the request of Sir Charles Eussell
models of the whist tables used each night
at Tranby Croft in playing baccarat (in de
fault of the regular baccarat tables), with
the position of the players, especially
marked upon them, were produced. Sir
Charles also caused the jury to be shown
photographs of the rooms at Tranby Croft,
where the now historical games of. baccarat
were played. The jurymen examined these
exhibits with a great deal of care,-asked
questions about the game, the tables, the
positions of the players, etc., and conferred
with each other upon several points which
were raised by the production of the ex
hibits. Sir Charles dwelt on the intricacies of the
game, and explained to the jury that from
the positions which, as they could see from
the tables the players occupied, it was ut
terly impossible for the witnesses to be mis
taken as to the conduct with which Sir.Wil
liam Gordon-Cumming was charged.
No Malice on Their Fart.
Sir Charles said that his clients had been,
much against their wishes, compelled to
take ihi course which they had adopted.
There were nine persons concerned in this
"melancholy business," he continued, "all
of whom have known the plaintiff, Sir Will
iam Gordon-Cumming, for many years."
The plaintiff .admitted, he said, that bis ac
cusers were acting conscientiously in this
matter, and the jury would find it impossi
ble to believe that those persons were mis
taken in regard to the character of the.
plaintiff's conduct on the nights of the 8th"
and 9th of September, 1890.
The plaintiff had admitted that they were
all persons of honor and honesty, and, hav
ing made the charges, they adhered to them,
and the plaintiff hod not .asked to be con
fronted with either of his accusers. The
objection to secrecy came from 3Ir. Lycett
Green, who asked that the matter be
turashed out then ana there to avoia tne
possibility of the plaintiff afterward repu
diating the charges. v
"The plaintiff" continued Sir Charles,
raising his voice slightly, "had signed a de
grading, humiliating document, and he did
not take steps to bring his slanderers to jus
tice until he found himself in another im
passe; then he turned upon those who had
been quite prepared to keep their agree
ment, though in their eyes he was a dis
honored man." "With this remark Sir
Charles seemed to take up another line of
argument, saying:
Jinking a Strong Pica.
"And now, how about the three principal
actors and the plaintiff's action in regard to
them? Do you, gentlemen of the jury,
doubt that the plaintiff knew that each of
those gentlemen believed him guilty? He
knew that in their eyes he was no longer in
the category of honorable men. was it
conceivable that an innocent man, under
such circumstances, should bear such an
odious burden on him?"
The defendants would tell the jury that
their mouths remained closed in this matter
until January 7, 1891 (four months after the
eventful baccarat games at Tranby Croft),
when Sir "William Gordon-Cumming made
an attempt through Mr. Berkely Levett,
one of the witnesses, to secure a modifica
tion or a withdrawal of the charges. The
defendants then said that they were pre-
Eared to substantiate the charges which they
ad made against Sir WiUiam Gordon-Cumming.
Sir Charles Bussell then laid special stress,
upon the "peculiar circumstances" urrXcr
which the action was brought, and referred
nt length to an interview . Sir "William
Gordon-Cumming had with Lieutenant
Levett. who was a subaltern in the plnintifl's
regiment, -and whobe! ng, asked by--Sir WiH-"
lam to do what no coma with sirs. Arthur
"Wilson in regard to the baccarat scandal,
replied that he could not disbelieve his own
eyes, though he added that he would gladly
do anything for the sake of Sir "William
Gordon-Cumming and for the sake of the
regiment to which they belonged.
Neither Innocent Nor Honorable.
"The plaintiff's conduct," Sir Charles
Bussell continued, "at no stage of this dis
tressing story has been the conduct of an
innocent and honorable man. No innocent
and honorable man would have laid quiet
under the charges made against the plaintiff
or signed the confession which the plaintiff
signed."
Counsel for defendants then Baid that the
present action was brought only when the
plaintiff failed in his efforts to 'secure his
retirement on half pay from the army. Con
tinuing, Sir Charles dilated upon the inno
cent character of the Tranbv Croft card
party and the mild character of the baccarat
games played there In September last, say
ing: "One of the satisfactory results of
this case has been the dissipation of the
absurd and preposterous notices which have
been formed in regard to the occurrences at
Tranby Croft."
In describing the events which took place
in Mrs. Arthur "Wilson's parlors at Tranby
Croft, Sir Charles said that Mr. Arthur
Stanley "Wilson witnessed repeated acts of
i;utiuii uuuh nic jjuiii vl oir iv uuam ijor-don-Cumming,
and that when he (Mr. "Wil
son) turned to Mr. Levett and whispered
"Cumming is cheating," the latter (Mr.
Levett) replied: "Nonsense, you'nremad."
"But,' added Sir Charles, "Mr. Levett.after
receiving this communication, paid more at
tention to the game, watched Sir "William
Gordon-Cumming's play and saw for him
self that what Sir. Arthur Stanley "Wilson
had said was true.
Nine Persons Saw the Cheating.
.Tbcre were nine persons concerned fn
this melancholy business," continued Sir
Charles in a low voice, full of feeling, "aU
of whom have known the plaintiff, Sir
WiUiam Gordon-Cumming, for many years.
The plan which had been drawn up in re
gard to the baccarat scandal said that the
plaintiff should be watched. Beyond the
marked table, however, there was no con
certed action of any kind, but all who knew
the story of the previous day's play and Sir
William Gordon-Cumming s actions saw
the latter repeat the actions complained of."
Sir Charles Bussell, in scathing terms,
denounced Sir William Gordon-Cumming
for resting under such an odious imputation
as this, adding: "It was said that this was
done in order to avoid a scandal which
would involve the Prince of Wales. But a
man of honor, if there were 50 princes in
the case, would not have aUowcd ' his
honor to be clonded for any such considera
tion. No, this won't do; the only way in
which the scandal aflected the Prince of
"Wales was that he was playing a friendly
game of baccarat in a house where there was
a cheat.
"Sir William Gordon-Cumming's expla
nation far his strange conduct is that he
'lost his head.' You-have seen him in the
witness box cool, clever, intelligent.
There was nothing about his appearance or
m miimier iu uic wuness Doxtoshow
that he 'lost his head' there. Was it the
conduct of a man who had lost his head'
when he coolly scanned the document pre
sented for his signature and debarring him
from ever playing cards again, and said:
Why, this will even prevent me from play
ing the regimental shilling whist.-' He had
not lost his head' then. He was content,
so long as secrecy in regard to his conduct
was maintained.''
Camming Did Not Flinch.
'These are the facts," said Sir Charles
Bussell, in conclusion, "and you must do
your duty, however painful it may be for
you to do it"
Sir William Gordon-Cumming. in spite of
the fearful tongue-lashing to which he was
subjected, did not seem to flinch in the
slightest from the withering cuts which he
received.
Kenewed interest was shown upon tho
Contbmei on sixth page. -
THE NEW
An Absolutely Eire Proof Structure--rWondefful -Printing Machinery and Spacious
Quarters Figures That Show a Prosperous Growth.
Sworn Statement of Circulation of THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH for trie six months next immediately preceding June i, 1891.
DATE.
DEC.
39,717
30,903
39,740
29,983
30,255
31,148
'so'osri
30,109
20,983
30,637
30,187
30,775
"30)il6
30,205
30,041
3
4
5
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12
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Total circulation" 4,965,186. Number of days issued, exclusive of Sundays, 1st Average net daily circulation of The PrrTSBauo Dispatch (exclusive of Sunday issues)
. for .sis months next immediately preceding June 1, 1891, is 31,828 copies.
Sworn statement of circulation of the Sunday issue of THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, for be six nionths next immediately preceding June 1, 1891: '
Dec.
7 -. 60,712
H , 59,200
21 , 08.400
38.. 88,345
Whole total
Total circulation, .1,592,980. Number
June 1, 1891, is 61,268 copies.
The Dispatch has now a permanent
home, the finest and best adapted it has had
since its establishment 48 years ago.
It has grown with the growth of Pitts
burg; in fact, its success has" been as marked
in its various stages as that of the city.
Tho necessities of the paper, its growth in,
circulation "and the consequent need of
greater facilities for getting out a. great
newspaper,have compelled this second recent
enlargement of quarters. The result is that
The Dispatch has now on 8mithfield and
Diamond streets a newspaper building that
is second to none between .New York and
San Prancisco for its conveniences.
It was three weeks ago when The Dis
patch moved from its quarters in the
Power Hall Building to the elegant and
capacious structure across the street.
Everything in the building is as new as the
structure itself. Machinery, type and fur
niture are all of the latest design. The of
fice is a credit to the business section of the
city, and adds another to the many fide
buildings which ore springing up down
town. The situation is central and most
convenient. Its business office, at the cor
ner of Smithfield and Diamond streets, is
withifi A block of the new postoffice.'All
around and about are the main business
houses of the city.
A Complete Fire-Proof Structure.
The new Dispatch Building is as com
pletely, fire-proof in construction as it is
possible to make any structure. The front
on Diamond street is built of the best qual
ity of Beaver county sand stone, the bases
being of New England granite, highly
polished. The site extends through
to Lemmon alley. The width, al
the front on Diamond street is
40 feet, which with the remodeled building
occupied as the business office makes a total
frontage olOOieet Thede"b; through ,i&
TjemmonMleyis120fcet,andtK)three stories
and basement run back to that thoroughfare.
The whole edifice is in the shape of an L,
which begins at Smithfield street, runs up
.Diamond to the end of the building's front
and thence back to the alley, making one of
the most commodious and convenient press
rooms in the country. The accompanying
ground plan gives a clear idea of the situa
tion. The Dispatch Publishing Company, find
ing at the corner of Smithfield and Diamond
streets a well-built, pressed brick structure,
fulfilling all the requirements of a business
office, and at 'the' same time serving other
Archway, Main Entrance to
purposes connected with the running of a
newspaper, decided that there was no neces
sity for constructing a new building at that
corner. The old building has, however, been
thoroughly remodeled. On the lower floor
is one of the finest business offices in the
country. It is important that thjs room, in
which so much of the work of the office is
L done, should be attractive. It is the room
in which the business clients of the paper
are made welcome.
Facilities of tho Business Office.
On the south side are ranged ihe offices of
the bookkeepers, advertising clerks and the
other employes. All of the defts and pan
eling are finished in oak and brass. At the
end of this long room is the office of the
cashier, and just to the rear of that are the
rooms of the business manager. Besides
consulting the convenience of record keep
ing and handling the finances there hasilso
been considered the convenience and com
ibrt of those who have business dealings
with The Dispatch. Leading from this
ofiice are speaking tubes to all the floors in
the new building. Taken altogether, it is
one of the most comfortable and attractive
of business offices.
The entrance to the new Dispatch
"Building is broad and most convenient. To
the left, as the visitor enters are two capa
cious storerooms, which arp to he rented.
The second floor front is devoted entirely to
the uses 6f the editors and reporters. Tnere
are nine rooms there occupied respectively
by the managing editor, the writing .editors,
the night editors, the telegraph editors, ex
change editor, telegraph operator, sporting
editor, city editor and reporters andfhe li
brary. There is no set of editorial rooms
PITTSBURG, THURSDAY, JUNE. 4, 189TWEL"VE PAGES
AND PERMANENT
JAS.
PKB.
MAiton.
Ar-RIL.
hTY-
30,557
31.440
31,125
32,037
33318
38,269
34,027
32;384
32,094
32,895
32,368
32,361
33,283
35,500
32,437
33,250
32,131
.33,526
?3"76
"32,790
32,328
34.714
33,825
32,750
33,638
31,463
31,010
31,310
31,348
31,380
32,180
31,043
31.602
31,044
30,213
3Q.188
.30,267
30,368
31,037
32,534
31,500
31,645
32,403
31,547
31,419
31,402
31,872
31,704
34,718
31,602
31,733
31,414
33,772
32,"740
32,592
33,373
32,787
33,371
30,800
31,039
30,601
32.706
30,813
31,773
31,991
31,500
31,VU3
31,413
31,420
31,190
31,024
Jan.
4 59,320
11 59,007
18.. ....... .... 59,438
25 ' 59,570
Feb.
1. .:. 60,665.1,
H. UJ.,74K
15 "-.. 61,452
22. 61.801
of Sundays issued, 26. Average net Sunday
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COUHTT OF AtlEOHEKT, VSS.
State of Pejtnsylvamia, J
Before me, a Notary Public in 'and for said county, came Bakewell Phillips, who
being duly sworn, doth depose and say he is Business Manager of The Dispatch
Publishing Company; that the foregoing intemized statement of. the ne- circulation of
the Daily and Sunday Dispatch for the six months .immediately preceding June 1
1891, has been compiled from theiipgents and carriers' accounts of The Pmsntmo
Dispatch, and that the same is true and correct; .Bakeweli, Phillips.
Svorn and subscribed before me this 3rd
. -
- Aethub Von Sendek,
Notary Public.
PusVcatlon House.
in the country fitted up with more facilities
and comfort for the proper doing of the nec
essary work than are those of The Dis
patch. At the head of the stairway turn
ing to the left are the rooms of the night ed
itors, managing editor and the writing edit
ors in the order named.- Going to the right
from the head of the stairway is the room of
the cityeditor. To the left just opposite
the door leading to the city editor's room is
that of the telegraph editors, leading there
from being that of the exchange editor, ad
joining which is the library. In the rear of
the city room is that of the sporting editor.
How the Booms Are Furnished.
The rooms on the second floor, that is,
those occupied by the editors and reporters,
are finished with walls wainscoatcdin Tcn
nesse marble. The doors are of quartered
oak, while all the partitions are built of fire
proof terra cotta. Division of the depart
ments of work on this floor is so complete
that each employe can leave his own room
without disturbing or incommoding the
other workers on the same floor. All the
desks are supplied with electric lights as
well as gas, and the ventilation and natural
light is all that could be desired. Con
veniently located are closets and lavato
ries. All the office furniture is oak finish,
and the harmony is perfect.
The rear portion of the second floor ex
tending back to Lemmon alley is taken up by
the stereotyping room, which is wonder
fully complete in all respects. The ma
chinery is of the latest, and most approved
make. The entrance to this floor is on the
alley. There is also one loading from the
Diamond street entrance, but it is not for
general use. In this department, which is'
always one of the most interesting to vis
itors to. awell equipped newspaper office, are
placed, the rolling machine, electrio motor,
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DATE. DZO. JAH. . FIB. JIAKCH. ATOII. MAT,
13 ,....,;, ,.,,...,.,., 29,990 36,863 31,380 32,934 32,310
13 ,.;.... 29,978 31,225 34,443 31,309 33,132
20... .., ,. 30,822 31,324 32,101 31,588 31,081 32,123
si.....:.;.;:.:....'.. ...... ":.......: 31,030 33,008 33,101 32,244 32,413
22 30,040 31,190 32,017 33,005
23 29,783 31,148 31,786 32,283 32,357 33,880
2 '.. 29,755 31,992 31,779 31,757 32,543
25 ;...; 30,222 31,750 -32,182 33,418 31,931
28 30,487 31,204 31,077 31,643 ( 31,913
27 30,797 31,313 31,953 31,098 32,300 31,777
28 ...... 34,571 33,371 32,300 3300 31,000
29 ,...'., : 29,905 32,179 .. 33,713 32,058
: , . , 20,026 31,735 31,857 32,525 33,010
81., .'.., .- ; 20,079 32,099 31,848
Totals ,., 814,489 847,174 773,300 820,419 855,271 849,543
March,
April.
5......
12 ,
60,751
61,803
01,202
63,051
62,334
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circulation of The Pittsbubg Dispatch,
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dav of Juiu&1891F r
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The New Dispatch Buildings, Corner Hinttfifldd and Diamond Streets, SlwAng Pub
lication aMBuslnm Office Elevations.
casting molds, furnace for melting the
stereotype metal, shaving machines and
other pieces of machinery made necessary
in the quick handling of the plates.
Stereotyping tho Forms.
As nearly all newspaper readers know, the
paper is not printed from the type directly.
When the form is .setup in the composing
room on the third floor it is sent down to the
stereotyping room by means of an elevator.
Quick hands soon cover it with a prepared
paper, which is.passed through a molding
machine one of Hoe & Co.'s latest improve
ments, which enables The Dispatch to
dispense with the old method of beating the
matrices with brushes by hand and every
type and punctuation mark is impressed
upon the yielding paperr Then it is run
into the steam chest, where, under heavy
pressure, the fao simile of the type, or
matrix as it is called, is made perfect
When the matrix is removed it is placed in
the casting box and the boiling metal is
poured in. This leaden Impression is then
trimmed so as to fit upon the presses, and in
a few minutes from the time the form has
left the composing room, the lead plate is
on the presses in the basement, which it
reaches by means of another elevator. Any
required, number of these .plates can be
made, thus allowing the large presses to
swiftly print the enormous editions.
Before going to the basement let us go to
the tap floor, where the printers work.
This entire floor is occupied by the com
positors, covering an area of 2,628 square
ieet. It Ik lighted from front and rear and
from n large skylight in the center. The
entrance for the men is from the rear on
Lemmon alley, while there is another en
trance on the Diamond street side for the
editors whose business requires them to
consult the foreman during the day or even
ing. The stands and cases for the men are
of the best make, while the foreman and his
assistants are, well provided for. FiTty-one
compositors labor .here every night, and the
capacity can bo doubled without incon
veniencing 'or crowding them. The busiest
time in the composing room is of course at
nighi Like the other "departments' it has
both electricity and gas for illumination.
The comfort and convenience of the men
has been consulted in all resnects. and thn
composing room ,is model Of Its-kind.
DISPATCH.
May.
3... , 62,848
10. . 63,234
17. 62,173
24..:..". 03,216
31 62,430
62,444
63,267
03,095
03,507
" .- '.'.:v;92,030
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-" - JJiLiimfy
Tho floor is .con
crete, and absolute
ly fire-proof
Take another trip
to the nrst floor b
way of the bac!
stairway and you
come ,to tne mail
ing room. This oc-i
cupies all that por
tion of the floor
running back to the
alley, and a most
important feature
of the establish
ment it is, too. Its
dimensions are 17
by 72 feet. A few
minutes after the
paper goes to press
the work of mail
ing begins. The
paper comes off the
press folded in con
venient shape for
handling. It is
brought up from the
press room by an
automatic carrier
designed by the
Messrs. Hoe, which
is the only appli
ance of the kind in
the country. The
first thing done is
to count out tho
numbers required
by the various
agents. These are
passed on to other
hands, wrapped up.
and labeled, the par
cels for each town
being bagged, to
gether. Then there
is the subscription
list for which papers have to be stamped
with the names and addresses and
done up in bundles. iTwo or more bun
dles going to the. same place are tied to
gether for convenience in handling. Great
rapidity, of necessity, characterizes all this
work, as railroad trains will not wait be
yond their scheduled time. Early trains on
all the roads carry a supply of the morn
ing's Dispatch.
Another interesting feature of the mailing
room is the handling and delivering of the
papers within the two cities. The house to
house delivery is a most important feature
of the'service; as the absence of the cus
tomary morning paper from the hallway of
a subscriber's residence is not conducive to
a hearty appetite for breakfast. It is not
infrequent that a man's whole day's busf
ness or pleasure is blighted by the non
arrival of his paper, and consequently the
greatest care is necessary in the selection of
route men and the investigation of com
plaints. The supplies of newsdealers are
sent oit in wagons.
The facilities for mailing, delivering and
sale afforded by the new premises are unex
celled in any office.' The mailing room is
filled with shelves and tables and other
paraphernalia necessary; for the work to be
done. The accommodations for the news
boys are ample.
Down ln the Basement.
After all, However, the most valuable por
tion of a newspaper's plant -is in the base
ment There it is where are to be found
the engines, the boilers and the presses. As
before stated, the basement describes an L
running from Smithfield street along Dia
mond and then back to Lemmon alley,a total
distance of 200 feet. It is 14 feet flinches
high in the clear and is light and airy. The
walls are built of heavy bridge masonry and
are three feet thick. This basement accom
modates two large double Hoe perfecting
presses, with room for an additional press
which is to be put in shortly. Then there
are two large Bussell automatic engines.
One of these engines is of 85-horse power,
while the other is of lSS-horse.powcr.
The boilers consist of two.lOO-horse power
Stirling water-tube boilers, equipped with
mechanical stokers for the use of coal,' with
. Continued on. Seventh Page;
A CAT'S FATAL BITE.
DBYFXOPS HTOBQFHOinA IN A
IAWTEIt, WHO IS DYING.
IT
Ho Kescncd the Feline From a JSavage Dog
and Fays Dearly for Ills HnmaneAct
Attacked With Terrible Spasms at Sight
of Water.
rsPECIAt. TELEORAH TO TUB DISPATCH.
Asbubt Pabk, N. J., June 3. Bichard
S. Bartine, one of the leading lawyers of
Monmouth county, is dying atliis home in
Loch Arbour, from the effects of the bite of
a cat. He displays all the symptoms of
hydrophobia and will probably di within
24 hours. Mr. Bartine is the oldest living
son of the late Bev.. David W. Bartine, for
many-years one of the leading clergymen of
the Methodist Episcopal Church. On his
way home Lawyer Bartine' walks forth from
the electric railway car over the long bridge
across Deal Lake.
On his way home about eight months ago
Mr. Bartine- saw a big dog worrying a cat
on the bridge. He drove the brute away
and took the cat up in his arms. The cat
had been badly torn by the .dog. As JiIt.
Bartine was carrying the eat toward his
.house the animal was attacked with spasms
and bit the lawyer in the right hand, tear
ing the flesh' horribly. The-.injured hand
healed nicely, and Mr. Bartine felt no ill
effects of the wound till yesterday, when he
complained of pains in his side and heach
He went home, and the pains increasing
in violence he sent a messenger for Dr.
Samuel Johnson, his family 'physician.
When the doctor reached the house Jin
Bartine was very ill. His two
daughters were with him. Dr.
-Johnson administered some medi-
bcine and his, patient was immediately
"l J&.. watching at Mr. Bartine's bed-
. "ffir 0lv fi vprv hnnr the sick man went
rint0v "fyJThe sight of any kind of
jui(Ti f of 1 the same effect
THs afte v l while Mr. Bartine was
rational he talked about the cat bite, and
ijwid he knew he was going to die from hy-
uropuopiu. uue ua ins uuuguietz uuvo uiiu
a saucer oi strawDemes inis aiiernoon,
which had been nnscd in water, Mr. Bar
tine had such a terrible attack of spasms
that it took four persons to hold him upon
his bed.
BITKIBTmOH CAKE SWIFTLY.
The Murderer of an Aged Woman Crushed
to Death Under a Drawbridge.
SPECIAL TELEGKAM TO THE DISPATCH.!
Boston, June 3. Swift retribution over
took a murderer as he was fleeing from the
scene of his crime in West Dedham last
night At a late hour the .dead body of
Miss Mary Emerson, spinster, 70 years of
age, was found in a closet in her isolated
farm house. Pinger marks about the throat
showed that the old woman was strangled,
but there was nothing about the premises to
show a motive for the crime. A German,
who had been employed as a farm
hand, had disappeared in a most
unaccountable manner and suspicion
naturally rested upon him. At 5 o clock
this morning the drawtender on the Charles
river bridse undertook to investigate the
cause of some disarrangement of the cogs
upon which the bridge moves, and found the
body of a man crushed out of all semblance
of humanity.
The shapeless mass was carried to the
morgue, and later the clothing was identified
n that of the missing farmhand, for whom
the Dedham poHco"weror. searching. It is
"believed that ne walked from West Dedham,
a distance of about 12 miles, during the
night, and at th" approach of daylight
crc"l?d" rindwritho bridge to escape detection,
snttntsing that the police would be. on the
lookout for him.. When the bridge is dosed
there is .comfortable room beneath the
bridge, but when the draw is opened this
spaccls entirely filled by the draw. He
had not taken that fact into consideration
and met a horrible death.
A SHOWEB OF IXOWEBS
Harks tho Departure of Mrs. ftussell Harri
son and Mrs. McKee for Europe.
rSFECIAl. TEtEOBAM TO TTTE DISPATCH.
New Yobk, June 3. Mrs. Bussell Harri
son and Mrs. McKee sailed for Europe on
the Teutonic to-day. Mrs. Harrison, Mrs.
Dimmick and Eussell Harrison and Stephen
B. Elklns saw them ofE The travelers re
ceived this dispatch from President Harri
son: Goodhy, and God bless you. Bo cheerful
andgetalltliejoy and gladness oht of tho
trip you can. Tho babies aro well and send
kisses.
Mrs. Bussell Harrison and Mrs. McKee
got places along the steamer's rail. There
were more than a thousand persons on the
pier. When the boat first moved one of
the women passengers threw a rose down in
the crowd. The next instant there was a
shower of flowers from the steamer falling
on the heads of the crowd. Mrs. McKcc
dropped a big jack rose, with a stem a foot
long. It was caught by a young woman,
who carried it on. Mr. and Mrs. Kendal
were passengers on the Teutonic Mrs.
Bussell Harrison and Mrs. McKee expect
to be gone three months. They will be met
at Liverpool by Minister Lincoln and his
wife, who will entertain them during their
stay in London.
SFTDEB CALLS OK WA1LEB.
Both Agree That an Early Decision of the
. Supreme Court Is Desirable.
rSriCIAL TELEGRAM TO TIIE DISPATCH.
Haekisburg, June 3. Z. X Snyder ar
rived here to-day, and, ,in company with
Attorney General Henscl,. called on Prof.
Waller, whom he will succeed as Superin
tendent of Public. Instruction if the ap
pointment of Governor Pattison should be
judicially ratified. The purpose of the
visit was to arrive at a .satis
factory conclusion as to the most
expeditious way of procuring a decision as
to whether Mr. Waller or Mr. Snyder was
entitled to the position of Superintendent
The meeting was marked by no unpleasant
ness and both the Attorney General and
Mr. Waller favored an early decision by
the Supreme Court.
Mr. Snyder regrets that the name of Jus
tice Clark, of the Supreme Court, should
have been -mentioned in connection with
the controversy. The Justice, Mr. Snyder
says, had not only not helpedHo advance
his case', but had urged him to retain his
present position.
EdTOETIHG A COACB&AI.
C. W. Eustls May Be Frosecuted for Break
ing the Contract labor Law.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.
New Yobk, June 3. A resplendent and
high-priced subject of Queen Xietoria, who
arrived in this city on May 23 as a first
class cabin passenger on the Cunard steam
ship Umbria, signed an affidavit in the,
presence of Chief Contract Labor In
spector Mulholland tc-day, -'..in which
he says that he came over - tinder
a contract as coachman for 0. W. Enstis, of
Washington. The affidavit-maker is Francis
John Hewlett He was to receive a-salary
of S100 a month and board. The Elder,How
lett, received from Mr.'Eustis money to pay
the passage of Francis John to New 'York;
Mr. Eustls will probably bo proceeded
against for vi6lating the alien contract .labor
law. Howlettwill be sent back after the
Government uses him as a witness, if it is
decided that it has a caseagainst Mr.
Eustls. . i
THPvEE CENTS.
SHIVERED BYSTORM,
A Sauall, Sliort and Sharp,
but Setere, Swoops Down
Upon thaTwin Cities.
SEYEBAJ; EOOFS TOM OFF.
Frame Dwellings Blown Over and
-Two Carpenters Injured.
HILL DISTMCTS SiJFFEEED MOST
lumber Floats Around in the Air and Trees
Bodily Uprooted.
SOME AMUSDiG EfCIDEXTS OCCUBBED
A squall of wind and rain burst over the
city shortly after 2 o'clock yesterday,
which for violence, while it lasted, equaled,
any similar demonstration of the kind in
the memory of the "oldest inhabitant" It
departed as suddenly as it came, and soma
20 minutes after the storm had struck
the city the gentle rain from,
heaven was descending . in as unvary
ing lines and perfect equanimity as
if the Storm King had not previously ex
panded his lungs to some purpose along tho
valley, and lashed the gentle rain into fury.
Sergeant Stewart, of Uncle Sam's weather
prediction bureau, when requested last
night to mention the velocity of the wind,
said it was "about 15 or 20 miles an hour."
The Sergeant will probably add an
other 30 or 40 miles to his esti
mate when he reads some account of
the mischief done by his summer breeze.
So far as could be ascertained last night
there was no loss of life due to the squall,
though a carpenter working on Moore's
Hill had a narrow escape from death, sus
taining a severe dislocation of the hip joint.
Many houses in the city were unroofed and
a few upset, while trees were uprooted and
branches torn off in the East End and rural'
districts.
A Spur of the Western Storm.
The storm came from the West, and Is
probably the toil end of that which has been
amusing the Westerners for the last day or
two. It gave ample warning of its coming.
At VJ3Q o'clock the rumbling of thunder ia
the distance and an occasional flash of-light-ning
indicated what was in the neighbor
hood, and the increasing oppressiveness of
the atmosphere betokened that its relations
with the other elements were becoming
strained. Then the sure precursor of a storm
appeared in the eddying clouds of dust which
arose and hurried off into upper windows
imrl nnen doorwavs and the eves and ears of
sweltering humanity in an effort to prevent
its name being called mud. About this time
providence or the Department of High
ways sent along a sprinkling cart to wrestle
with the dust, and the cart began to sprinkle
nlonsr Smithfield street from the .iojt'uTiCB
t just as Pluvius raised the .wickets overhead
ana lei ioobo iue waivi. j.uvu jbuuureu, -and
the wind-swept in from the West and
rattled shutters, and shook at Jhe signs, and
tore down awnings, and wet the dainty
little feet of the summer girl who had not
read the weather, prediction in The Dis
patch, and left her sunshade at home; but
all this in no way interfered with the imper
turbable coolness of the sprinkler, which re
turned np Smithfield street and turning
down Fifth avenue proceeded to sprinkle
that thoroughfare with undiminished ardor
and a copious supply of water, as if in
deadly rivalry with tne powers aoove.
It Is a Sure Sign of Bain.
"Whenever that solitary sprinkler ap
pears," saida citizen, looking after the
retreating water cart, "and the wind blows
down stream, just make a mental note to
bring along your mackintosh and umbrella.
Never failing signs, my boy; never failing
signs," and the citizen, who was attired in
foul weather costume himself, shook his
head in a pitying manner toward a young
gentleman in light trousers, frock coat and
high hat who was just visible from behind a
olgarctte in the postoffice corridor.
If any evidence of the strength of that
20 minutes of squall is desired by anyono
who has a doubt on the point he can find it
at the corner of Cliff and Gum streets on the
hilL The honses Nos. 19 and 21 are sub
stantial three-story brick dwellings, erected
last summer and finished with the usual tin
roof. The roof of the first or corner house
and about two-thirds was lifted clean off
the watts, as if some giant hand had seized
it at the eaves and, tearing it off, had
rolled it, as if so much paper, into a ball
and cast it away. It fell into the yard in
the rear of 1704 Cliff street, a distance of
about 30 yards, and made such a clatter as
to cause the people living near to believe
they heard the peal of the last trumpet.
The'owner of the houses, Urban Schwende
mann, was working to move it from hi3
his neighbor's garden when a reporter
called, and he said he had not yet re
covered from his fright. He could not
tell the amount of the damage done. The
first house is occupied by a familr named
Flinn. Mrs. Flinn was not sure she would,
not have to move if the rain recommenced,
as the house was unprotected. Jacob Marks
and his family live in No. 21, bat he said
that he thought he could survive it.
One Bow Left Bootlegs.
At the corner of Cossettand Crescent
streets on that portion of hill about oppo
site to Fifteenth street, .and standing
on the brink of the cliff are a
row of two-story and cellar houses,
which nresent an unobstructed- resistance
to winds of westerly origin. The roofs of -the
three first houses were torn away from
the fastenings and carried into the. street in :
three or four pieces. They were board roofs '
with felt coverings, and the length of tha
nails protruding from the timbers did not
indicate any verystrong workmanship. No.
1 is occupied by W. F. Boberts and lamily.
No. 2 by J. M. McConviUe and family and
No. 3 by James Myers and his family. They
were busy mopping out the rain water yes
terday evening, and will be seriously incon
venienced if it continues raining.
Upon Moore's hiU, WiUiam J. Car
rothers. a carpenter residing with his pa
rents on Keating alley, had a narrow escape
from death. He was working at a two-story
frame dwelling when he observed the storm
coming. He jumped off the scaffolding to
the ground, when the wind blew a heavy
board down on top of him, severely injur
ing him and dislocating his hip. He wis
carried to his home in the patrol wagon.
where he was attended by Dr. Irwin. His ;
condition is not regarded as serious: Mr.
Carrothers was building the house for his
parents, and adjoining it was another being ,
W6WSH V 11. .U.VAA. V UUU BUKb A1113 ,
was completely wrecked, affording add'--"
iionai testimony as to tne sirenztn wita
which the storm passsd over the hilL
Flying Timbers ln Ganam'i Hollow.
In Gazzam's Hollow several shanriM worn
blown over, and a carpenter who was baar
at one of them was injured on the lee fey '
flying timbers, hut was able to walk ho&e. '
At Forbes street. Soho. a new frame dwell, i
ling, which was being erected bj GoHlfcfc
;
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