in iii i in i m i TMT"nBTMr
S3t? w!l
Transient Advertisements,
INCLUDING
wants, to Lnrs. FOR SALES, etc.. fop.to-
MORKOW'b IbbUE
May be handed in at the main advertising
office of Tut. Dispatch, comer Smlthflcld and
Diumond -treeth, up to midnight.
FORTY -SIXTH YEAR.,
KG A REST,
lather Zollinger Forced to
Suspend Work for at
least a Few Days.
IIAKD TOIL TELLS OS HlAt".
Eager Crowds Keep the Priest Busy
Tp to a late Hour, and He
Retires Quite Worn Out,
AFFLICTED TEOrLE TS HUNDREDS,
Straggle and Jostle Each Other for Prece
dence at the Reverend Gentle
man's Door.
riTirCL SCENES AND CURIOUS SIGIITS.
The least cf St. Anttay to Be Celebrated To-Day
Hitli Special Sernces and
Jluch romp.
thKTCH OP THE rEIEST-rHYSICIASB CAEtET.
EXSIBLEof the in
tense eagerness and
the large numbers of,
the pilgrims who still
remained to fee him,
Father Mollinger yes
terday continued re
cci ing visitors from an
early hour in the fore
noon until late into the
evening; and when the
reverend curer of hu
man infirmities at
length retired to his
house, shortly before
0 o'clock, it was with
tottering steps, and evi
dently completely worn
out by his long day's
work. During the after
noon he vindicated the
charges broughtagainst
v7
f-nnio of his attendants and investigated,
n the presence of a Dispatch reporter,
n thoe charges and also into the
c neral aertioni of bribe-gi ing and tak
ing, which had been made in interviews in
Tiif Dispatch. F-ither Mollinger will
n t ce am isitors, cither to-day or to-mor-r
iw To-day he will be engaged mostly in
the ceremonies incidental to the obsenance
A Lunch Stand in the Church Yard.
of the Feast of St. Anthony, his patron
saint. These will be very fine .and be wit
nessed by an immense crowd.
Tlie lmpresf.it e Scenes of Yesterday.
A spectator of the strange scenes enacted
yesterday upon the heights of Mt Troy,
around and within the precincts of Father
Mollinger's church and oflice, could scarcely
reMst the impression that he was witnessing
the events of a ldstoric and bygone age.
The scenes were pathetically suggestive of
v hat must ha e been the surroundings of
ill ii Greatest of all physicians, when he
w i- appealed to by the suffering multitudes
ot Judea and the blind were made to see
and the lame to walk.
A conservative estimate of the number of
pilgrims present would at least be 3,000.
Thev had journeyed hither from all parts of
the country. Hundreds came from New
ork State and city, particularly from the
neighborhood of Binghamton, Elmira,
Rochester and Buffalo. Hundreds came
from the vicinity of Naslnille, Tcnn.;
Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Nebraska,
Iowa, Illinois and Kentucky furnished their
l uotas. Even the distant State of "Washing
ton had its representatives, and there were
people from New Orleans. The blind were
there, the deaf and dumb likewise, cripples
and the lame almost without number, and
with a shocking di ersity hobbled before
the eyes of those who could see.
Pictures to Arouse Deep Sympathy.
Poor creatures repellantly maimed and
people deformed from birth, kindled pity
or at erted the gaze. Poor little children
hobbled about on crutches, if they were able
to get about, while others were carried in
the arms of their parents. Many cripples
f both sexes and of full maturity were
w heeled in and about upon rolling chairs,
specially designed or adapted for their use.
j o be w ell and to be present was to feel un
onnifortablc by a sense of painful contrast.
-Mich . i om, m the vigor of health, felt out
i place and curiously conspicuous. Para-
tirs and epileptics were there. Quite a
number of insane were observed! An
i hotic boy attracted attention by his un-
outh cries.
Hardly, a car from 6 o'clock in the morn
ing on throughout the day but carried its
load of suffering humanity to this Mecca of
ieir hopes. It was a strange procession.
1 1 exceeds anything of the kind here be-
,rc, and the crowds of to-morrow, St.
nthony's Day, the Patron Saint of Father
WANTS of all kinds are quickly answered
iIii-ourIi THE DIsPATCH. In tester, arti--niS
bargain hunters, buyers and sellers
closely 6can its Classified Advertising; Col-i-iniu,
Largest Circulation.
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Mollinger, will far surpass yesterday, in all
probability.
One Continuous Crowd All Day.
During the different masses in the morn
ing the church was filled to overflowing
several times. It seemed to take abont half
an hour for the throng to pour itself out
some on crutches, some in chairs, some in
arms, some being led by those who could
ucti j. iic cnurcnyara is large anu li. is
shaded, but neither the yard nor the shade
was sufficient for the multitude which
awaited its turn to attend within the walls
of the sacred edifice. The crowd also massed
itself in the street in front and along the one
at the side. It also extended over into
the large yard between the church and the
priest s omce at the rear. Jb eeble women
and men were seated on boards placed on
the ground near the fence so that they could
bavesoine support for weary backs.
Crippled children were here and there
stretched out asleep upon the ground. One
woman had thus fallen asleep. Hundreds
were upon their knees in all parts of the
grounds, counting their beads, saying their
prayers, or reading from their book of
service and following the exercises within.
Those who were so fortunate as to be able
to hold a place and stem the crowding,
struggling mass of pilgrims as they strove to
enter, afterwards joined in the services
within, and there received the priestly
blessing. Others waited outside until
Father Mollinger appeared with the holy
water, which he there dispensed with his
blessing.
The Father was greatly disturbed yester
day morning, when he read in The Dis
patch the account of bribe-taking by some
of his attendants. He directed the most of
his address, after the final mass, to a vigor
ous denouncement of anyone having au
thority to do anything of the kind, and to
an emphatic statement that the blessing of
God was without money and without price.
It could not be bought, and the attempt
WAITrtfO FOB
would only result in a curse. The briber
was as bad as the one bribed.
Hard to Believe the Beports.
"But I do not believe," he continued,
"that bribes were taken. If there is any
person here who offered money to the at
tendants, and that money was accepted by
them, let him come forward and say so, and
I shall know how to deal with that corrupt
fellow."
Silence followed this declaration, and
Father Mollinger gazed around the oyer-full-j
cnurcn in expectation o.t someone arising to
make good the charges. But no one stirred.
"You don't believe these charges, or you
would pet up and say so. Is it not so?
"What, then, am I to beUeve? The asser
tions made in this paper or my own knowl
edge of the integrity of the attendants?"
. The most exciting scenes of the day were
witnessed between 10 and 12 in the morn
ing, when the sick and afflicted throngs
were struggling for an audience before the
Father, who had retired from the church
and entered his office, and was there receiv
ing visits and giving prescriptions. The
churchyard wastbenthecenterof action. The
crowding about tho entrance to the Father's
office door was something pitiful to behold.
Men seemed to forget their manhood and
women the weakness of their sex while both,
in a frenzy of desperation, fought and strug
gled for precedence and position before that
fateful door.
A Mob That Couldn't Be Handled.
Until 1130 o'clock there was but one
police officer there to regulate the crowd.
The priest was inside, and, with his deaf
ness, did not probably realize it. His
assistants were utterly inadequate to handle
such a mob. The morrow was St. An
thony's Day, and the priest would soon be
going away. They had come hundreds of
miles at great expense. This was their last
chance. Their confidence in Father Mol
linger's ability to effect a cure was un
bounded, so it was pot so strange that they
became desperate in their entrance to the
famous remover of infirmities.
Frightened babies and children, held
aloft in mothers' arms, screamed with
fright. "Women who had held their posi
tions for half an hour, and some for an
hour and more, Decani e exhausted and re
tired. One woman had her dress torn and
disarranged and was actually wet to the
skin, her face the color of scarlet. She
threw herself down on the ground and
sobbed and cried like a child. She could
hold her place no longer. Her heart was
broken. A blind man was tossed about,
clutching w ildly, and he, too, lost his place.
A w oman who had been holding a child
and had retained her place longer than the
others, became faint An effort was mode
to fan her. At this pointa tall man stepped
forward from the rear and cried shame upon
me men.
No Blessing to Bo Fought For.
"If you are men," he shouted, "step aside
and give the w omen and the children, the
blind and the cripples a chance. The
Father said w e could not get a blessing by
bujing it no more can you by fighting
for ity'
"That's so! He's right!" cried several
Just then an officer arrived, and after con
siderable difficulty the blind man was led
back to his place, the woman and the baby
rescued, and the woman crying upon the
ground was taken forward by tjie energetic
speaker and bid to foUow the policeman to
the front The supposed presence of pick
pockets in the throng undoubtedly ac
counted for a part of the confusion.
Detectives Steele and Johnston were de
tailed to keep an eye out for these gentry,
but they failed to materialize, and the offi
cers rendered very valuable assistance in
preventing any possible accidents from
over-crowding. Chief Murphy had three
officers taken from their beats and placed in
charge of the church grounds. Superin
tendent Muth was present during a part of
the day to see how things were going.
There were many strange sights for his in
spection, and the observation of an suffi
ciently curious person, of whom not a few
were on the Hill during the day, attracted by
the accounts of Father Mollinger's wonderful
popularity.
Tenacious Holding of Ground.
A remarkable feature of the strangers was
the tenacity with which they stood their
ground at a door. At one, going on to a
street, about 30 men were packed on the
short flight of stone steps. There were men
there and feeble women the adjective is
nsed comparatively and each vied with the
other in retaining the inch of space which,
they thought, graduaUy brought them
nearer the long-desired entrance to the
Sriest's presence. This was as they hoped.
mt the door opened to admit only one who
had been sent lor that is, some person who
had brought a note to Father Mollinger or
-who had prevailed on an attend
ffe ptlImtf
ant for immediate entry through a
tale more piteous than ordinary.
Among them "was a woman bearing a child
in her arms. She was in the middle,
and with the others had to struggle to main
tain her ground. Some of the onlookers
cried out, "Look at the poor baby; it is dy
ing; what a shame," and indeed the poor
infant seemed nearly dead, for its face had
become purple through suffocation in the
close embrace of its mother in that strug
gling and unheeding throng. But the
woman held her place, and it was not until
repeated exclamations from womenjstanding
by had shamed her to a sense of her responsi
bility that she relinquished her place with a
sigh of departing hope of seeing the priest
and went home.
Scenes During; the Afternoon.
During the afternoon the scenes of the
morning were repeated, with possibly a
stronger coloring. More travelers had ar
rived, and these added to the concourse
which filled the school house yard to its
capacity. On one side of the school there
were two doors; one for entrance the other
for exit "With the supreme egotism
and selfishness which characterizes equally
infirm and strong creature when
bent on the accomplishment of a purpose,
as many people crpwded against the exit
door as were jammed at the other. Each
thought that if he or she could only attract
the attention of an usher or the Father him
self that a recital of his or her troubles
would induce immediate attention as sur
passing those of others.
And so they pushed and jammed and
jostled until Father Mollinger was obliged
to appear and rate them soundly for their
perversity in blocking the door. He said he
would not sea them; ne would go home; he
would send them all away, but when his
back was turned the jam .at the door was as
great as ever. Half a dozen times during
the day he came down into the yard to keep
the eager people in order, but it was no use.
ADMISSION.
They had come long distances one of the
priests said there were people there from
Australia the feast day was approaching,
their money was giving out, and nothing
could prevent their trying everyTmeans to
get in. - rj
Various Ways of Getttngjn.
Every way of accomjiUshinetHis desider
atum was tried. Everyone who? seemed to
belong to the place und, JnferentiaUy,
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anpeale.1 to toxrrol - f54ffiees - fot4
A,.rtiint T,fip WKo-fiia hup nfl
the suprfliant Those who bad letters sent
them in and awaited the result in confi
dence, generally misplaced; those who
hadn't importuned the attendants when
ever they appeared, and even the good
Sisters, who looked on the afflicted with
pitying gaze as they passed1, were besought
to exert their influence to gain someone an
audience.
There were persons willing and anxious
to pay anyone who would get them in, if
there was anyone willing to take the money.
&rsv-.
A Solitary Skeptic
The Dispatch reporter was accosted by
one man, apparently well-to-do, who hinted
at remuneration if "he, the reporter, would
get him him. And he didn't seem pleased
when told that the reporter's business was
news-gathering, not ushering. The charges
made on Thursday regarding tips
being secured by attendants were
repeated yesterday but there was
always a distinct refusal to give any
names for publication in connection with
that of the author of the charge. There
was much comment concerning the charges
made against attendants, by name, in a
morning paper. Kegardmg these Father
Mollinger sent for The Dispatch reporter,
who had an interview with him in the school
room where he saw his patients.
Vigorous Defense of a Boy.
"The statements are malicious lies," said
Father "Mollidger, "and made to do me
harm. It is a lie what that paperays, and
the man who wrote it knows it is a lie. It
is inferred that I knew of these young men
receiving money. I do not; I don't believe
it; there is no necessity for it I say who
shall come in here, and not the attendants.
I send for whom I please; sometimes for
one person; sometimes for another; they
have nothing to do with it If I thought
they were charging money for bringing peo
ple to see me I would send them away.
I don't charge for what I do for
the poor .people. Everybody knows I
do not They come in here, and there is no
charge. If they choose to give something
toward building the church they can; no
body asks them. This boy," pointing to
Adolph Hepp, whose name was mentioned
in the charges aUudedto "has been with me
for three years. I knew him. He would
not do that." and then tumble to Henn the
priest asked him, "Come, now, did you get
any money ior utuimg in peopier
Hepp answered in a very decided nega
tive. "Nor you," continued Father Mollinger,
to his brother Frank.
"No, Father,"he replied. "I never asked
or received any tip; that I can swear to,"
and each of the six attendants was cate
chised, with the same result At the re
quest of Adolp Hepp The Dispatch re
porter walked with him to Mr. Hack's, in
whose saloon, it was charged. Hepp dis
played a rolls of bills and said ho was re
ceiving money from patients.
The Boy In His Own Justification.
"The statement -is an utter falsehood,"
he said. "How could I be getting
money at the door, when I am
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PITTSBURG, SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1891-TWELYE
AHALFIULLMMOEE
Just Now Discovered to Have Been
Appropriated by Bardsley.
TAKES: OUT OF THE SCHOOL FUNDS.
A Decision in Favor of Pattison's Appointee
for Treasurer.
ANOTHER
IMPORTANT ARREST MADE
7!T rsriCIAt, TELZGRAH TO TUTS DISPATCH.
Philadelphia, June 12. The expert
accountants appointed by Mayor Stuart
have discovered that in addition to all his
other thefts of public money ex-City Treas
urer John Bardsley has stolen 8145,428 23
of school funds paid by the State to the city.
This fact was communicated by Mayor
Stuart to the Investigating Committee at a
secret session late this evening. Mayor
Stuart's letter is as follows: "I have tho
honor to hand you herewith report of the
experts investigating the City Treasury
relative to the State appropriations to the
city of Philadelphia for common schools.
I forward this at the earliest moment, feel
ing that it may be of interest and import
ance to you." Enclosed in the letter was
the report signed by experts Taylor Faunce,
Iawrence E. Brown and Thomas "W. Bar
low, which conclndes:
As far as ascertained it appears that tho
sum of 1(120,000 received for the school year
ending Juno SO, 1891, together yith the tal
ance of $25,428 23 lor the year 1690, making
together the sum of $443,423' 13, has been used
by John Bardsley p'artly to repay money
due by him to tho State and partly for hfe
own-purposes. We shall furnish a later re
port showing specifically tho disposition
made by Mr. Bardsley of the money thus
converted.
Statement From Treasurer Bojer.
As soon as the Mayor was presented with
this statement, showing that Bardsley had
misappropriated to his own use the sum of
5445,000 from the appropriations by the
State for the public schools, he at once
asked State Treasurer Boyer for a state
ment of the moneys paid Bardsley by the
State for this purpose in the last six months.
Treasurer Boyer replied, and stated that
on the 31st of December there was paid to
Bardsley in three checks the sum of $420,
000. It is surmised that Bardsley used part
of tht5445,000 to take up the bad checks of
the Keystone Bank for $200,000 that he was
carrying as cash.
Attorney General Hensel to-day had a
long interview with City Solicitor "VVar
wick in regard to the missing State funds.
Mr. Hensel declared that after due deliber
ation he had decided to abandon the Com
monwealth's claim against Bardsley, and
look to the city and county of Philadelphia
for all moneys due to the State Treasurer.
The amount representing the taxes of 1890 is
about 51,000,000, without reference to 1891.
The Attorney General will begin proceed
ings against the city unless some satisfac
tory arrangement is speedily made. It was
because Mr. Hensel had made up his mind
to take this course that he declined to join
the city in the equity suit against the as
signment of the Bradford mills to the Dob
sons. A Decision as to the Treasurer.
Governor Pattison's appointee, W. Bed
wood "Wright, has been decided by
the Supreme Court to be the legal
successor ot John Jiarasier as uity
- Ireas1nre', nd, Mctorf ttjPeUereho.
was elected and installed into the positron
by the City Councils will have to step down
and out Intense interest was felt by the
public in the decision of the court, and this
morning, as the time drew near for the jus
tices to nand down the result of their con
siderations, the luxurious chambers became
crowded with anxious citizens and gentle
men learned in the law.
City Solicitor Warwick arrived early,
looking confident and happy. He chatted
for some time with Mayor Sulzberger. Then
came in quick succession Secretary of State
Harrity. Attorney General Hensel, Presi
dent "William M. Smith, of Conmon Coun
cil, and Lawyer Butus E. Shapley. The
last to appear were State Treasurer Boyer,
Auditor General MeCamant and State
Senators Osbourn and Gobin. When the
seven Supreme Court Justices had taken
their seats, Chief Justice Paxson calmly
and slowly read the decisions in some hall
dozen minor cases; but at last he said:
The Judgment Against Oellers.
The Commonwealth versus Oellers. The
Judgment is reversed and Judgment Is now
entered for tho Commonwealth upon the de
murrer. It is further considered and ad
Judged by the court that the defendant,
Bichard G. Oellers, be and ho heroby is
ousted from the office of the County Treas
urer, designated as City Treasurer ot Phila
delphia, and from the fees and emoluments
thereof.
There was a buzz of excited comment and
a general move to the door as the Chief
Justice stated that there was a majority
opinion written by himself and Justices
Sterrett, Clark and McCollum, and dis
sented from by Justice Green; also two other
dissenting opinions by Justices Williams
and Mitchell, the court thus standing four to
three in favor of Governor Pattison's right
to appoint Attorney General Hensel was
the center of congratulations. He was
calm, but triumphant, and only declared
that he had predicted the court would stand
four to three. Solicitor Warwick was
somewhat dazed by tho result, but was
happy in having his views sustained by
three of the justices. President W. M.
Smith was much disappointed. He said
that it would be useless to fight any further,
and he would call a meeting of Councils ou
Sunday, if necessary, to qualify the new
treasurer.
Mr. Oellers Takes Things Coolly.
Mr. Oellers, who was at his desk in the
City Treasurer's office, received the news
very good naturedly. He said: "I shall go
on just the same until I am officially notified
that I am no longer Ciiy Treasurer and I
will do all I can to help Mr. Wright, by
instructing him in the mysteries of the
office, so far as my short experience war
rants me in doing so. I do not want to
criticise the opinion of the Supreme Court,
but I think it will complicate matters, for,
if the decision -is correct, John Bardsley is
still City Treasurer, as he has not resigned
or been turned out. However, I bow to
the decision."
W. Redwood Wright, the new Treasurer,
was inundated with callers. He called at
the City Hall and talked over matters for
half an hour with Mr. Oellers. He said in
cidentally: "There was no more uncon
cerned man in the city this morning than
myselC If the Supreme Court had decided
against me I should have been contented,
but now the lightning has struck me I feel I
have a very bad time before me. I don't
know what I shall do yet, but I shall not
act in a hurry."
Mr. Furman Sheppard declared: "There
will be no indecent haste In railroading Mr.
Wright into, office. Everything will be
done formally and legally, but not hur
riedly." Councilmen Smithers and Hicks
expressed bitter disappointment at the out
come of the fight, out deolared that no
obstacle would be placed in the way of Mr.
Wright taking office.
Another Big Arrest .Made.
Another arrest has been made in connec
tion with the Treasurer scandal. This after
noon H. H. Yard, the former partner of
President Lucas, deceased, of the Keystone
Bank, in the Seaside speculations, was cap
tured in Trenton, K. J., where he is being
"held to await requisition papers, which will
oe sent at once, xne warrant was sworn out
for1 him Wednesday night late and all day
yesteVday detectives were looking for him
'Yark has an office in the Drexel bnildin?.
JHe" was a real estate promoter, and -was
closely connected with President Marsh, of
the Keystone, Bank. He left the city a few
days after Marsh disappeared. The warrant
upon which Yard was arrested Was issued on
the charge of conspiracy with ex-Treasurer
John Bardsley In stealing the city and State
taxes.
Before the investigating committee to
day General W. E. Wagner made a state
ment which reflected upon Assistant Secre
tary Nettleton, of the Treasury Depart
ment, whom he said was a large borrower
from the Spring Garden Bank, and the
backer of one of the candidates for receiver
of the concern. A dispatch from Washing
ton states that Mr. Kettleton denies thb al
legations, A BLAINE CONFERENCE
HELD BT THE ENEMIES OF nABBISON
AT INDIANAPOLIS.
Conger and Burrows Among Those In At
tendanceSteps Taken to Organize the
Central States for tho Maine Man No
Letters This Time.
tSPECIAU TELEORAH TO THE DISPATCH.!
Indian apolis, June 12. The details of
a sensational anti-Harrison meeting, in
which it was determined to organize Ohio,
Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan
for Blaine, came to the surface to-day, and
have furnished food for much speculation
among Harrison Republicans. The meet
ing wassailed by a secret circular sent to
prominent men who oppose Harrison, and
some SO persons responded to the call and
assembled last night in the law office of A.
C. Harris.
Among those present were ex-Congressman
Conger, of Ohio, member of the Na
tional Republican Committee; General Mc
INulta, of Illinois; Congressman Burrows, of
Michigan; W. C. Bradley, of Kentucky; C.
W. Fairbanks and Otto Gresham, of .this
city, and the editors or authorized repre
sentatives of the Evonsville Journal, Delphi
Journal, Marion Chronicle, Terre Haute Ez
press' Ft Wayne Oazette, Logansport Jour
nal, South Bend TrQnne, Rensselaer Jtepub-.
Itean, Michigan City News and SteubenviUe
BepuUlcan. Tho Muncie papers sent word
that they were in sympathy with the pur
pose of the meeting.
Colonel Conger was, chosen to preside
over the meeting and on taking, the chair
said that he understood from the letter
which called. him here that the meeting was
to be held in the interests of Blaine; that
he was not authorized by Blaine to speak
foi- him, biit he could assure the meeting
thai there would be no more letters such as
paralyzed Blaine's friends three years ago.
He was satisfied that Mr. Blaine could be
nominated and he was equally positive that
the. nomination would be accepted.
He referred to m it as a re
markable fact that with the single
exception of John C. New, not one
of the members of the National Committee
was favorable to Harrison's renomlnation.
Others present made brief speeches in the
same line and there was perfect harmony
among the members.
It was determined to organize Blaine's
friends in Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, In
diana and Kentucky, and committees were
appointed for each ot these States to take
charge of the matter. It was also deter
mined to hold another and fuller conference,
but the time and place were kept a profound
jse.- . !.
FBANK G. CAKPENTElt, Trithltodafc lft
.
handhas visited a famous watering place of
Old Mexico. His article in TO-MORROW'S
DISPATCH is a charmingly illustrated de
scription of what he saw.
SWALLOWED BY A SHARK.
Tho Terrible Fate That.Befell the Colored
Cook of a Schooner.
tSPECIAI. TELEGI1AM TO THE DISPATCH.
Nobfolk, VA., June 12. Information
has been received in this city of the fearful
deatV of a colored cook of the schooner Sil
ver Queen, which arrived at) this port yes
terday and left this morning. John Howard,
the colored cook aboard the schooner, "with
others of the crew, while near the mouth of
the bay, saw a school of sharks close after
the vessel. Upon the suggestion of one of
the men, an improvised net was made and
endeavors begun to capture one of them.
During the necessary excitement that fol
lowed, John Howard, by some means, be
came entangled in the meshes of theimprov
ished net and before he could be rescued by
any of the crew the unfortunate man fell
over the vessel's side.
At the time he fell, the foremost of the
monsters was not ten feet away. Several
buoys were thrown to him, but it is
supposed that the suction caused by the
vessel's speed drew him immediately under.
The unfortunate man was seen no more, and
is supposed to have been made a victim to the
sharks' hnnger. A small school of sharks
was recently reported in Hampton Roads by
an incoming steamer.
DAN QuiN spins another yarn abont Cin
nabar camp In to-morrow's BIG DISPATCH.
In Western tales Dan Qain Is Inimitable.
ATTACKED BY A WHALE.
The Leviathan of the Deep Charges on a
Pilot Boat and Is Killed.
SPECIAL TELEORAM TO THE DISPATCH. .
New York, June 12. The pilot boat
Actaeo, while cruising 350 miles east of
this port early Sunday morning, came up
with three razor-backed whales that were
sporting on the surface of the ocean. The
man at the wheel was the only one on deck
at the time, and before he could call out to
those below the largest of the whales made
a dash for the vessel. The shock of the
collision as the boat's fore struck the
monster threw the sleeping pilots from their
berths and sent the china ware flying from
the lockers.
The monster dpve as the vessel struck
him, and, in his rage, struck her " with his
tail a blow that knocked 'the paint off her
side. A big gash was cut in the whale's
back, blood from which dyed the water as it
sunk but of sight Later the carcass was
sighted by an incoming steamship, upon
which was one of the pilots from the. Actaex
CAPTAIN HtfLLET IS HAD.
He Had 830,000 Worth of Sea Lions and
Three Died in a Freight Car.
ISPECIAL TELEOBA1I TO THE DISPATCH.
New York, June 12. A carload of 30
sea lions arrived here from the Pacific
coast on Thursday, and because Captain
Mullet, to whom they were consigned, had
not n bill of lading from Buffalo, the super
intendent refused to deliver the animals
and Captain Mullet went away threatening
to hold the railroad company responsible
for his $30,000 worth of sea lions.
He has not yet appeared to adjust the
dispute with the railroad company and this
morning the car was opened and the hose
was turned upon the famished sea lions.
Three of them were dead. Later in the day
the others were removed, to the pool in
Central Park, by permission of Superin
tendent Conklin, ana now the sea lions are
perfectly willing to wait there as long as
Captain Mullet pleases.
A. STORY of burled millions on a barren
lsleofthePaelflowillbe told in THE DIS
PATCH to-morrow. It .is an old Mexican
tradition, which, has started many a fortune
hunter on adventurous trips of Investigation.
PAGES
MONAKCHY TOTTERING
.More the Kising Hurricane Caused
by the Baccarat Scandal.
THE SITUATION EEALLY SERIOUS,
Although, the Turf Set and the Clubs Stand
by the Prince.
A RECEPTION FOR G0RD0N-CUMMING
tCopyriKht 1891 by the New York Associated Press.
London, June 12. The storm raging
round the Prince of Wales is fast obtaining
intensity, endangering his chances of suc
cession to the throne, if not the existence of
the English monarchy. No class appears to
be stirred so deeply as the great middle
class, the real strength of the country, and
hitherto a solid and stolid prop of the
monarchy. Wherever its voice becomes
audible its earnest denunciations of the
Prince of Wales are accompanied by regrets
at his nearness to the throne.
Representative gatherings of religious
bodies, Congregational, Methodist, Baptist,
Unitarian and Presbyterian, have already
recorded their condemnation. Boards of
Guardians are going out of their accustomed
fiaths to discuss motions branding the gamb
ing propensities of the Prince of Wales as
a disgrace to the country. Several Liberal
societies have adopted- protests against his
continuance in the army.
Sure to Cause Party Action.
The agitationhos every character of per
manence. It has not yet touched more than
a fringe of the political parties, Jmt ere
long the glowing fierceness of, the popular
heat must penetrate to the core of politics,
causing party action within and without
Parliament
The Radical members of the House of Com
mons are opening the attack on the Prince
of Wales, but they have been warned that
Mr. Gladstone resents the movement, and
that the leaders of the opposition will ac
tively show their Tepugnance to associating
liberalism with an agitation tending to cast
discredit on the crown. A group of Rad
icals meeting to-night after Cumming's dis
missal from the army was gazetted concurred
in the opinion that the leaders had mistaken
the feeling of the nation, and even on party
rounds it was impossible to neglect the
utv to take the sense of Parliament on the
posltlmi.of thePrincei of Wales and the
others concerned. r
Tho Radicals will not be content with
anything less than action by the military
authorities involving the same official re
proof of the Prince of Wales, General
Williams and Levett The prosecution of
(jamming ana tne otners, lor illegal
gambling, will be made a part of the demand
on the Government, but it will not be earn
estly pressed.
Only a Technical Breach of Rules.
Conferences have been held at the War
Oflice, attended by Mr. Stanhope, the Duke
of Cambridge, the Duke of Connaught, Gen
eral Redvers Buller, and Colonel Stracey,
and it is reported they decided that the
Prince of Wales, General Williams and
Levett had committed no offense against
military law, but only a technical breach
of the regulations. Mr. Stanhope, there
fore, basing Monday's response to questions
on the decision of the confession, will proba
bly declare mat tne uommanuer-m-uniei
will deal with the case privately without re
gard to regulations.
In reference to the Earl of Coventry it is
reported in court circles that he has had in
timated to Lord Salisbury his readiness to
resign the office of Master of the Buck
hounds, but that the acceptance of his resig
nation is delayed till the Government sees
how Lord Coventry's retirement is likely to
effect the position of Prince of Wales.
Club sentiment naturally supports the
Prince, although the Chairman of the Marl
borough Club Committee writes repudiat
ing the high play in vogue at the club and
denying that games of hazard are allowed,
it is publicly known that the club has
just elected Wilson, one of the baccarat
friends of the Prince of Wales.
Where the Prince Is Still Popular.
Nor has the scandal lessened the Prince's
popularity in the turf set. The rumors of
his bad reception at Ascot are a perversion
of the iacts. The turf crowds seemed bent
to console him, and he had the heartiest
greeting. He was specially cheered to-day
when his horse Imp won the highweight
nlate.
Court circles are much exercised over
letters from the German court, reflecting
the opinion of Emperor William. It is be
lieved the Emperor has written the Queen
a long and serious criticism on the Prince's
life, dilating especially upon the gambling
of officers as a grave offense to military
honor, and made worse by the signing of a
paper permitting a Colonel of the guards
cheating to retain his commission in the
army, xne yueeu, it is emu, iwnmmu vUe
letter to the Prince of Wales.
Sir William Gordon-Cumming arrived at
Grantham to-day from Woolasten Hall and
thence started lor Forres. When asked to
reconsider his refusal of a public welcome
dimming wired the Provost of Forres as
senting to a demonstration. The municipal
authorities will meet the pair afthe station.
The town will make a holiday of the occa
sion and is raising floral arches on the route
to Altyre.
Apparently Enjoying the Honeymoon.
Lady dimming writes to friends here
that she intends to make a prolonged stay
at Altyre, probably, over the shooting sea
son. After a month's rest and seclusion she
wili entertain numerous guests at Altyre.
Her husband is in good spirits and con
tinues to receive assurance of unbroken es
teem from many friends.
Several Tory members of Parliament in
the interest of cattle trade are pressing
Mr. Chaplin to refuse American inspectors
the privilege of supervising the decisions of
British officials inspecting imported cattle.
Dr. Salmon's unreserved, acceptance of re
cent diagnoses by American officials con
flicting -nith the diagnoses of British in
spectors led to an outcry that tho presence
of American inspectors is unconstitutional
and that the United States has no more
right to place veterinary inspectors in
English ports than hove other countries
sending cattle. Mr. Chaplin in the the
meantime finds it politic to continue the
existing system.
t In the event of the judgment of the judi
cial Committee reversing the Archbishop of
Canterbury's decisions, the Bishop of Lin
coln tells his friends that he will not resign;
that he -will face the adverse decree as a
champion of the freedom of the Church
against secular usurpation. The Judicial
Committee's trying to coerce the Bishop
Lady Gordan-Cumming, Kee Hits Garner.
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opens up a prospect of wide clerical dis
turbances. A DEBATE OVEE THE GHAUT DUTIES.
Tho German Chancellor Not Compelled to
Give Information.
Bebxin, June 12. In the Lower House
of the Prussian Diet to-day the debate on
grain duties was resumed. Chancellor1 Von
Caprivi declared that it was impossible for
the Government to submit to the House the
reports which had been received from
foreign countries in regard to grain matters.
Commenting on the Russian report he said
that there was no danger that Russia could
not supply sufficient grain for the use of
Germany by the course adopted by the
Government.
In conclusion, the Chancellor strongly
protested against the reproach that the Gov
ernment had not paid due consideration to
the working people. After considerable
debate, Herr Rickert's motion that the Gov
ernment should submit to the House the
material upon which the Chancellor based
his recent speech upon the grain duties was
rejected By a vote of 223 to 20.
THE 'BUS STBIKE SETTLED.
London Yard Owners Offer 12 Hours And
Concede a Small Advance.
London, June 12. At a meeting to-day
of delegates representing the m;n employed
in all the omnibus yards, it was resolved to
accept the employers' offer of 12 hours'
work a day and a slight increase in the
men's wages.
The omnibus traffio will be resumed to
morrow morning. ,
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Turkey and the Anti-Slavery Compact
London, June 12. As the Port has
been hesitating whether or not to ratify the
Brussels anti-slavery conention, the British
and German Governme' nve advised the
lirand visier to iTa "
to t&o b 'convention
by July 2.
Madrid MerchaVK O.
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Madrid, June 12. At h AfX " h0
storekeepers of this city to-ay, "vV
cided to close their stores throu x5ii
day as a protest against the increase A"-0
banknote issue.
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Coal 48 Feet Thick.
Adelaide, South Australia, June 12.
A coal field 48 feet thick has been dis
covered on the Great Northern Railroad.
STEWART'S MILLIONS.
BOSTON SYNDICATE FORMED
AGAINST THE BIG ESTATE.
General Butler Said to Be a Leading Spirit
in It A. T. Stewart's Old Butler Used
as a Cat's-Paw In the Suit Now Pend
ing. ISPECIAL TELXGBAM TO THB DISPATCH.
New Yobk, June 12. It is alleged that
those who fancy themselves entitled to a
share of the fortune of the late A. T.
Stewart have entered into a conspiracy to
get some of it Their plotting is said to
have developed into a syndicate, a sort of a
trust, arranged so as to let in 'outsiders
with money in order to pay the expenses of
the speculation. Judge Hilton has always
had to bear the brunt of the hammering at
the doors of the estate, because it is the
popular.hnpression that he has got most of
the dead merchant's estate?" This ls"whollr-
an erroneous idea, as will be shown.
A motion has been made by the attor
neys for the Stewart estate asking the court
to hinder the claimants from suing Mr.
Stewart's old body servant, William P.
Smith, and to compel them to make all the
other heirs defendants along with Smith.
This is asked because the lawyers say that
Smith is not a genuine defendant, but is in
the conspiracy and is only waging a sham
battle, with the hope that by losing the
house Mr. Stewart gave him he will gain
still more.
When Judge Lacombe took his seat on
the bench in. the United States Circuit
Court this morning, ex-Judgo Russell car
ried a five-pound bnndle of affidavits.
William. H. Secor, counsel Vith General
Benjamin F. Butler, of the Irish heirs, was
not there. When Judge Lacombe
called "Thomas Stewart and Alexan
der Stewart against William P.
Smith," Mr. Root made the motion for
leave to Henry Hilton to intervene and be
joined as defendant. No one appearing for
the opposition, Judge Lacombe said that he
would note a default. About- 1:10 o'clock
Mr. Butler, accompanied by Mr. Secor,
entered the court aU out of breath. General
Butler explained that his train had been de
layed. Judge Lacombe told him that a note
of default had been, granted, and that he
would have an opportunity to reply before
any decisiop was rendered.
In the affidavits ex-Judge Russell out
lines at great length what he has been en
abled to find out about the formation of the
syndicate and Butler William P.Smith's
connection with it. With reference to
General Butler's connection with the case,
ex-Judge Russell says: "Philip Carpenter,
a reputable lawyer, mentioned to me that
he had been asked to go into a case against
the Stewart estate, and that he had seen
parties in Boston about it. He did not
mention their names, except that of General
Butler, but said they told him a syndicate
had been formed there which hod raised
550,000 for the prosecution of the case.
"About that time I was also informed by
L. E. Chittenden.orhisson, Horace H. Chit
tenden, that he had been told a strong and
wealthy syndicate had been formed in Bos
ton for the purpose of maintaining the
action. Some time in the spring of 1890
William H. Secor came up to me and said,
in substance, that he had been asked by
Generai Butler and others to go into the
Stewart case, and that a syndicate had been
formed to lurnisn money to prosecute that
action." '
THE DISPATCH has seenrea a special ar
ticle on the deadly grade crossing for publi
cation to-morrow. It tells how a progress
ive city got rid of the grade crossings, with
hints for tho emancipation of Pittsburg and
Allegheny from the death traps.
THE BACCARAT COUNSEL
Will Again Oppose Each Other In an Insur
ance Salt of Mrs.Maybrick's
SPECIAL TELEORAH TO THE DISPATCH.)
New Yoek, June 12. James Maybrick,
for whoso murder his wife, Florence May
brick, is serving a sentence of imprisonment
for life in an English prison, was insured in
the Mutual Reserve Fund Society, of this
city and London, for $10,000. When Mrs.
Maybrick was accused of the murder the
society, from whose London office the
policy was issued, advanced her 52,000 to
conduct her defense. Under the contention
that, according to English law,
as soon as she was convicted
and was sentenced to life hnprion
ment, her rights lapsed and she was legally
dead, the society refused to pay the remain
ing 53,000. Sir Charles Russell, as hor at
torney, was appointed trustee of the estate,
and brought suit against the insurance soci
ety for the balance due.
The case is set down to be tried in London
this month. Sir Charles Russell, for the
claimant, will be opposed by Sir Edward
Clarke, for the' defendant company; Mrs.
Maybnck's American counsel, Roe & Mack
lin, say that to prove their case the society
will have to convince a jury on the same
evidence and as to the same fact of which
Mrs. Maybriok-was convicted before. Should
they fail to do so, an appeal will be made to
the Home Secretary for a pardon.
Tranent Advertisement? Received
. . AttheBranch. Offloes ofTho
Dispatch
For to-morrow's issue np to 9 o'clock . sc
For list ofbrnnch offices in the various Dis
tricts see THIED PAGE.
THREE CENTS
IT ALL ALONE,
Another Yery Important East
End Religions Confer
ence Held.
0. B. MLLUGAtf ALL EIGHT.
One of the Suspended Continued at
His Old Salary to
PEEACH TO HIS FORMER PEOPLE.
Peculiar Position of the Proprietorship of
the Church.
ENTIRELY INDEPENDENT OP THE SYNOD
The significance of the determination of
the Reformed Presbyterian congregation, of
.which Rev. O. B. Milligan has lately been
pastor, to retain him in that relation is not
fully understood even by most members of
the Synod, let alone the world and the rest of
mankind. The church property is held by
a corporation independent of the congre
gatson, though the bulk of the latter are
members of the former. The corporation
by its charter has the right to elect the
pastor, and is independent of the church
authorities, as much so as though it were a
congregational body, so that it can defy the
Synod with impunity. Further, its powera
are not descendible, as i usually the case
with church corporations, but it
elects aU additions to its membership and
consequently a majority of the corporation
give effect to any regulations independ-
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t entlv of members of the comrresrahon who
may be opposed. There are members of the
corporation who are not members of the
congregation, and of the congregation who
are not members of the corporation. This
much is explanatory of what followed.
Two Important East End Meetings.
There were two meetings last evening in
the church at the corner of Highland ave
nue and Howard street, East End. W. C.
Harnett presided, R. S. Denholm Secretary.
The meeting was opened with prayer by
Rev. E. M. Milligan.
The Chairman said that it was hardly neces
sary to state the purpose of the meeting, as
it was well understood. With this view
Mr. James M. Denholm heartily coincided,
as he said he was sick of hearing explana
tions or the cause of rupture, and intimated
that the learned doctors of the Synod who
had condemned them didn't appear to know
just exactly what was wrong, if anything.
Mr. Denholm ended by moving that the late
pastor, Rev. O. B. Milligan, be requested to
again take hold, and the speaker testified to
the high esteem in which Mr. Milligan was
held by his people.
Thomas Johnston suggested that the pro
gramme be carried into effect at once by ar
ranging to have Mr. Milligan preach to
morrow. Looks Much Like a Divorce.
John Calderwood wanted to understand if
this meant a divorce of the congregation
from the authority of the Synod,and Mr. Den
holm rather intimated that it looked that
way,and that the Synod didn't seem to be able
to understand what it had condemned, and
he, the speaker, would not further bother
his brain abont the contention.
Mr. Calderwood protested that the pro
posed action was not in accord with presby
teriol methods, and some 50 years' experi
ence as a member of the R. P. Church had
taught him that such movements were not
productive of good. He desired to enter a
protest, and would file it with all who would
join him. He was followed by his sod, H.
W. Calderwood, and his daughter, Miss
Agnes Calderwood, J. 0. Shorts, Mn. Will
iam Slater,.wife of the late Rev. William
Slater, Miss Rose Slater and another lady
whose name the reporter did not catch.
After listening to all objectors, the reso
lution calling on Rev. O. B. Milligan to re
sume his pastoral relation was adopted by a
standing vote, but three of the objectors
voting.
The Former Salary Continued.
Mr. Denholm stated that if all dissenters
were done dissenting he would propose to
continue Mr. Milligan's salary at the old
figure, ?1,600 a year. Though there might
be some defection, he felt that those who re
mained could make good the deficiency.
This motion also carried, and the Chair
man authorized to notify Mr. Milligan that
he was expected to resume his duties to
morrow.
Mr. Johnston next proposed on adjourn
ment and a meeting of the corporation to
take its place, which was agreed to. The
roll was called and there was more than
twice a quornra present
The first motion was one to ratify the ac
tion of the congregation in fixing Mr. Milli
gan'B salary at the old figure, the President
and Secretary to give the bond of the cor-
S oration to secure Mr. Milligan. As the
issenters are not. members of the corpora
tion, but only of the congregation, there
were no noes.
Chairman Barnett now called Vice Presi
dent Gray to the chair, and proceeded to
make a statement regarding some people
who, he said, had been canvassingthe ques
tion of the ownership of the church property,
and he moved that the trustees take all
necessary legal measures to protect the in
terests the coporation. Messrs. J. C. Ewing
and J. H. Douthett spoke in favor of such
action, and the motion passed.
Calling Down Those Who Forget
Attention was next called to two or three
Ieople who are said to have neglected of
ate to support the corporation financially,
and the Chairman asked why they had not
been awakened on the subject. He replied
that notices had been prepared to send tbem
reminding remissness and its consequences,
but tha't he had put them into his pocket and
had forgotten to mail them.
Though the meeting did not enter into
particulars, a member of the corporation
stated subsequently on the qniet that these
members were dissenters, which explained
why they were in arrears. It is expected
that they will drop out, as they are not
likely to change their views on the question
of political dissent, nor will they relish sup
porting an organization in which they are
but 1 in 12 of membership.
Somehow or other the majority of last
night's meeting seemed to be in good spirits,
and did not seem to be cast down over the
suddenness of the weanincr. and anneared to
be quite comfortable, although the Church
. ...t t .i . .1 it--i
was not garnering lucui luueuier as a nea
gathereth her brood under her wings," and
one of them who didn't allow his name used
said:
Plenty of Religious Company.
"We well have plenty of religous com
panionship among our U. P. brethren.
Ye agree with them pretty gen
erally, even to their psalmody
and notions, regarding instrumental
music and our departure from D. S. McAl
lister, D. B. Wilson, Dr. R. J George and
the rest of the brethren of the old school
isn't after aU a very serious affair. We
will not make our members vote. They can
follow their conscience in the matter, but if
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