IMMlPHMHHHHm gp- .THE PiTTSBUHG DISPATCH,' SUNDAY, JTJ2TE U, 189L ' c j FIGURES MAY' LIE Those Furnished by Capriyi and Private Parties Don't Seem to Agree on GERMANY'S CROP 0UTI00K. Most Exorbitant Prices for Bread, at Any Bate, Are Charged. THE LOXDOX BACCARAT SCANDAL Turnics london Military Circles igainst the Frince of Wales. ASSISTANCE FOR EEFUGEE HEBREWS (Copyright 1331 by the Xcw York Associated Press. BERX.IX, June 13. Undaunted by the o crw helming majority which supported Chancellor von Caprivi on the cereal duties questions in the Landtag, the icfmbers of the Freisinnge party lrst evcninc; held a mass meeting, at which the party leaders, amid fervid acclamation, ..nnounced their inten tion of prosecuting more vigoronsly than ever the anti-grain duties agitation. The figures published by the Liberal pres, showing that the stores of cereals in Germany were nearly exhausted, elicited the official statistics given in to-day's issue of the Rcicltsan&igcr, which aim to prove that the grain harest of ISflO was not short, but, on the contrary, was better than that of ISSy, being equal to the average harvest of the last ten years. The figures are admit tedly based on rough computations. The Government Figures Disputed. Allowing that the figures of the Jirichsan ztigtr arc right, there remains the fact that a high price of bread presses heavily upon the working classes. The declarations of Chan cellor Vqn Caprivi, that the crops of Ger many are in better condition than is gen erally supposed, have been contradicted by reliable reports from several quarters of the empire, received by telegraph to-day. These reports arc to the effect that in "Western Rtusia severe cold weather and night frosts during the current week have ruined the crops. Telegrams from Vienna announce' that there has been a heavy fall of snow in the eastern Alps, covering the plains of Styria. it is understood that Chancellor von Cap rivi to-dav. becoming dissatisfied with the reports upon which he has based his asser tions, has asked the customs officers and other functionaries to furnish fresh state ments. In the meantime memorials from Munich, Hamburg, Dresden and other centers reach the Chancellor, protesting the necessity of a reduction of the tariff on grain. Shocked by the Baccarat Revelations. Military and social circles arc equally amazed at the reielations .regarding the con ditions of society in'England. The admis sion that the Prince of wales has been in volved in a gambling scandal is the princi pal topic of conversation. At all the military casinos aud clubs the action of the Prince in the affair is emphatically con demned. It, is impossible, it is stated, to conceive of a high Prussian officer condon ing the offense of cheating at cards, or of screening a person who had been found guilty ot such an act, and no instance is known in the army where an officer has par leyed publicly or privately regarding a similar charge. The papers draw comparisons between the habits of the Prince of AVales and those of Emperor "William, whose strong condem- nation of gambling in the German army has greatly assisted to check the practice of playing for high. stakes. The Emperor, it has" long been known, entertains no warm Jccling tow ard the Prince of "Wales. Princess Neglected for Other "Women. The KlciiK Journal goes so far, in alluding the relations of the Princess of "Wales to il ard her husband, as to say that she is neglected for women of doubtful an tecedents, and finds her sole consolation in the respect with which the English people surround her. The suit for libel now being tried at Bochuin continues to excite the country. The prosecution has asked the Esson tri bunal to sentence Editor Fuscangel to two years and Lunemann to one year, respec tively, for accusing Herr Ilaare, the Di rect or of the Bochura Iron "Works, and the friend and financial advisor of Prince Bis marck, with falsifying his incomes for the purpose ot escaping tiie income tax. The graver charge, tha' Herr Baare for 10 years has been sending out lrom his works steel rails which haieu'i been properly tested,and which bear a forgery ot the Government stamp thai could not be affixed by Gov ernment official under the circumstances, though deelared by the public prosecutor not to have been proed, remains the sub ject of keen general discussion. Charges Against Krupp's Ttlral. The Bochum Iron "Works is the largest factory of the kind in Germany, except the Jvrupp, ana exports many thousand tons ot rails aud locomotive axles. The suspicion which has been aroused that Herr Baare has originated a system of supplying Ger man and foreign railways with poor mate rial fraudulently stamped as having been officially icsted will not be set at rest with out an" open Government inquiry, which certain officials are accused of trying to prevent. The W asserts that the French Govern ment's, demand that the Czar make a definite diflara'inn as to the i'ttitude which he would assume in the event of a Kranco Gcnnan war, lias obtained only the vaguest response, coi.imitting Bussia to" nothing. .Assi stance Tor Kefnge Hebrew s. Confcrorros of Hebrews have been held here, jml it lusbeeu rei-oh ed to form au'lntci cational Emigration Committee for the pur pose ot supen ising emigration of Hebrews from Bussia. Only refugees who have been compelled to leave their homes will be as sisted, and these will be all sent to their ultimate places of settlement. At these conferences ample evidence was adduced to show that the exodus is 'reaching immense proportions. It has little effect upon Ger many and England, however, the flood of emigration tending towards the United States. The new trial which was secured by Emel Seifert, the American-German adventurer who was recently sentenced to two years' imprisonment for defrauding Mrs. 11c Guirc, of Detroit, has been postponed, pend ing the arrival of Mrs. McGuire, who has announced by cable her intention of return ing and giving further testimony against the prisoner. DI EUDINI IS HEROIC. Bettor to Perish With Arras in Hand Than to Die With Anosmia. BoMr,Junc 13. In the Senate to-day Premier Di Rudini declared that the Drei bund imposed no obligations on countries forming the triple alliance in regard to the matter of armaments. No Italian Ministry, he said, would bind the country in any way to a special military policy. TheDrcibund had no aggressive object Disarmament and isolation would bring Italy to ruin, like Venice. "It were bet ter," continued the Premier, "to perish with arms in our hands than to die of anaania." The Case Against De lweps, PABIS, June 13. The magistrate . who has been intrusted with the Panama ""nl inquiry has summoned M. de Lesseps and his son to appear before him Monday next. THE 'BUS STRIKE ENDED. TTVEIWE-HOUK BAT AH. THE MEN TTTIX GET OUT OF IT. The Strikers Had to Give Wa'y on All Other Points laundry TVomen Now "Want Grievances Redressed Forty Thousand W.U1 March To-Day. BY CABLE TO THE DISPATCH. Loxdox, June 13. The omnibus strike ended to-day, the men having abandoned certain preposterous demands; the "main tenance of which alone prevented a settle ment the day after the struggle commenced. The companies very soon perceived that it would not be wise to refuse the de mand for a 12-hour day, but on the other points they remained firm and the men have had to give way. No credit is due to Bar rister Sutherst, who has been masquerading during the week as the people's tribune. .7ohn Burns, Tom Mann, George Shipton and other experienced agitators and organ izers made early discovery of the lawyer's incompetence and took the actual man agement of the fight into their own hands. Had the struggle not been finished this week it was the intention of the energetic gentlemen formally and publicly to depose Sutherst from his nominal position as President of the 'Busmen's Union, for a reason which would have'proved convincing to everybody except Mr. Sutherst. The public has from the first shown little svmpathywith the strikers, and has con tributed "scarcely anything to the strike fund, it being "well understood that the men's real grievance, for which they have not obtained redress, was the establishment of a ticket check upon their receipts. The yearly cost of the concessions granted to the inen is 90,000, but as the ticket system will result in an increase of, receipts, esti mated at 130,000 per annum, the directors and shareholders of the companies are in a condition of bland contentment. A curious labor demonstration will be held in Hyde Park to-morrow. The laundry women of London,, who number .about 100.000, complain of long hours and bad sanitation, and have formed, a union to help redress their grievances. The English laundress is not a -picturesque person, and having no vote she doesn't count for much with poli ticians; but she recently developed a talent for organization and a .gift of humorous eloquence which, if a trifle rough, is decidedly forcible. Thousands of women have joine"d the union, which, it is prom, ised, will soon be in a position to fight the tyrannical employers. Forty, thousand laundry women will march in line to-mor row, preceded by a huge wagon, on wmen 41.A .A.nn will . of .l-n-tr illllQrfl tlTlO" "tlO "the various brandies of the art." SPRING GARDEN NOTES. AN EFFORT TO ItECOVER THOSE SEXT TO BARDSLET, A Claim That They "Were Given to Prevent the Bank's Assets From Being; Applied According to Law Assets of the Ex Treasurer. Philadelphia, June 13. At 3 o'clock this alternoon, just as the United States Circuit Court office was to close for the day, counsel for B. Franklin Fisher, receiver of the Spring Garden National Bank, filed a bill against John Bardsley and Ed ward "W. Magill, assignee, for. the ben efit of creditors of Bardsley, to recover a large number of notes claimed to be part of the assets beloneing to the bank. The bill, after reciting the details of the receivership and the assignment of Bardsley, goes on to give a list of the notes. They are 19 in numbe'r and amount to f47,416, and are those sent Bardsley by Francis "W. Kennedy, President of the bank on the day its doors were "closed.. It is then recited in the bill that the Spring Garden was hopelessly insolvent on the 8th day of "-May last, which, was. wclK known to the officers and to Bardsley, and that the delivery of the promissory notes mentioned together with the col lateral securities pledged therefor, was for the purpose of preventing the application of the assets of the Spring Garden Bank as required bylaw. It is then set out that Mr. Bardsley is insolvent and his assignment is recited". It is then related that a demand has been made on Assignee Magill for the return of the assets without success. The prayer of the bill is that the assignee be enjoined from realizing on the notes, and that he be ordered to re turn them to the receiver. The assignee of John Bardsley this after noon filed in the Court of Common Pleas an inventor- and appraisement of the real and personal property of the ex-Treasurer. The inventory includes 74 small houses in various "sections of the city, a 'number of notes and the famous $945,000 in due bills that Bardsley says was given liim for that amount of money he deposited in the Key stone Bank. The value of Bardslev's estate as appraised in the inventory, not including the ?!U5,000 worth of due bill and about 47,000 in promissory notes, is 5132,500 97. POWER WAS THE WINHEE, Notice of Election Comes a Month After His Death. Kerr Mitchell yesterday filed, his report as commissioner in the case of the contest of the election of J. S. Power as Justice of the Peace of Patton township. The elec tion was held in February, 1889. There were three candidates, J. C. .McClintock, J. S. Power and "W. K". Haymaker, with two to elect. The vote announced was, Mc Clintock, 135, Power, 134, and Haymaker, 132, and McClintock and Power were de clared elected. Haymaker contested the election of Power, charging illegal voting. The case was referred to a commissioner, who has held 32 hearings. The ballot boxes were opened and the voters examined, the commissioner filing his finding -yesterday. He held that but five illegal votes were cast, two of which were for Power and three for Haymaker. This left Power with a majority of tlirec, and he was declared elected. 'Squire Power, the wjuner.iu the contest, has been dead over -a month. He was Justice of the Peace for 13 years. His son is now a candidate for appointment to the office. Natural Gas In Minnesota. St. Paul, June 13. Near "Warren.Minn., on John Haggard's farm, while drilling an artesian well, a strong flow of natural gas was struck. A Cyclone in Straws. Over 7,000 stylish and elegant straw hats secured by us at 40 cents on the dollar will be offered on Monday at the ridiculous price of 45 cents. These tiats are worth from 81 to 51 50 and will not be sold after Monday at the price named. Catch on. Gusky's. A Woman's Opinion. S. S. Beaver, of McAlistervillc, Juniata county, Pa., says: My wife is subject to cramp in the stomach. She has tried Cham berlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and that is her medicine" now for a speedy relief. It never fails. -vsu Misses' Norfolk Waists Just received. Figured, striped, pleated percale, and black and white polka spot sateen and India linen; misses' waists, sizes 12 to 16 years, from 88o up, at Rosenbaum &Co's. Will call on you with samples of furni ture covering ana furnish estimates on work. HATHJH&KEEirAir, S3 Water street. Su Badobs for lodges and societies at Mc Mahon Bros. Si Adams', 2 Fourth avenue. su Jottb Ii the month for bride. June is the month to buy jjoxs b vennogtoai - .. 10 FUSION IN 1892. That's the Fiat of the National Com mittee of the New Party. PUSHING STATE ORGANIZATION. Kansas Alliances Come Out in Repudiation of the Third Party. SOUTHERN FARMERS FOR PATTISON ST. Loots, June 13. Contrary to expecta tions, and to what the committee gave out this morning, the Executive Committee of the People's party completed their labors this evening. Five members of the commit tee were present at the La Clede, where the session was held. Those here were: Hon. E. E. Taubcneck, of Illinois; George F. "Wash burn, of Massachusetts; "William "Weaver, of Iowa; A. O. "Wilkins, of Kansas, and M. C. Kaukin, of Indiana. .Ignatius Donnelly and Mr. Davis, of Texas, had engage ments which they could not postpone, and wired their inability to be present. Eobert Schilling, Secretary of the Kational Com mittee, acted as Secretary of the meeting, which was held behind closed doors. The first business to come up was reports from gentlemen representing different States, who gave a glowing account of the outlookin their sections. Will Fight For Ohio and Kentucky. In Kentucky and Ohio a special fight will be made and the active work of prepar ing for the campaign is left in the hands of Chairman Taubcneck and Mr. Bobert Schilling, the .National Secretary. The Secretary wasinstructcd to establish a literary bureau to furnish items of inter est to the reform press, which now numbers between 600 and 700 papers. A weekly let ter is to be prepared and published by these papers. . A medal was ordered to be struck com memorative of the convention at Cincinnati. The medal is to be made of aluminum and is to be distributed to the different Alli ances to be sold, the proceeds of which are to be devoted to campaign purposes next year. A constitution was adopted for People's party clubs. These organizations are to be formed in wards, townships and counties, all to be under the supervision of a central club in each county. The committee agreed to and instructed the chairman and secre tary to prepare an address to the people of the United States aftcr.the following reso lutions were adopted: Pushing the State Organizations. Itesolved, That in States where tlicro is no independent political organization the members of the National Central Committee of such State shall, when they organize tho several counties of the State by the appoint ment of county committees as provided for In a resolution of this committco on May 21, 1891, havo the right to add to their number uny such additional members as they may name, who shall with them constitute an Kxecutivo Committee of the People's party with full pow er to elect their own officers. The above resolution was prepared by Ignatiuj Donnelly and sent here. The following resolution is the most im portant taken by the party, in view of the fact that it is the first declaration! where the partr stands, and is in a great measure a refutation of the charges of dickering, which were so 'freely made during the Cin cinnati convention. An Anti-Fusion Policy Adopted. Resolved, That the National Executive Committee is unalterably opposed to fusion with any other political party, and will not recognize any individual, committee or organization that proposal, or enters into such lusion as affiliated with tho People's party. After the adoption of this resolution the members entered into a general discussion of the. best campaign policy to be pursued that the principal issue to be contended for will be the sub-treasury plan, opposition to banks of issue, and to advocate Government control or ownership of the telegraph and railroad's, and to uphold the interest of the wage-earners as against the encroachment of capital. " FAEMEES AEE FOE PATTISON. Strong Feeling in His Favor Among South ern Alliance Leaders. rSriCIAL TXLEGBAM TO THE DISPATCn.l Philadelphia, June 13. Herbert My rick, Secretary of the Farmers' National League and editor of the American Agri culturist, arrived in this city to-day and brings intelligence that among the farmers of the South and West, where the Alliance feature in politics prevails in a way not at all appreciated in the North, Governor Pattison enjoys a surprising popularity. They are discussing Pattison as the coming man. Their attention has been aroused toward the Pennsylvania Governor by his acts, and he is growing as a leader, even though he has not done a single thing by personal effort to encourage the movement. In view of the fact that the Hill and Cleveland factions have locked horns Mr. Myrick saj-s that Governor Pattison is re garded as the one Democrat upon Whom the East can unite and the "West will join is sue. The late Gorman movement in Mary land was intended to intercept this depart ure from the Cleveland stand and bring for ward the Senator as the compromise man, but Gorman's friends acted indiscreetly, and in their enthusiasm allowed the plans to be come common property before the oppor tune time. "While discussing State ques tion in last year's campaign Governor PaU tison never touched upon national jssues and this Mr. Myrick regards as an especial strong card in his favor. UNION AGAINST THE X0RH0NS. The Utah Republican Committee Appeals Against Partisan Dils!on. Salt Lake; Utah, June 13. The Re publican Territorial Committee met in this city this afternoou, and adopted resolutions that a division by loyal men on party lines in Utah at this time would be an irrevoca bly fatal mistake, as it would place the ab solute rule of the Territory in the hands of the First Presidency of theMormon Church; that it would speedily result in giving Statehood to this Territory, and that State hood would be under the control of the Mormon theocracy; that Utah is not yet prepared to accept the frast of Statehood; that the material and political interests of Utah- imperatively demand the united support of the loyal people of this Territory until there shall be an absolute and unqualified abandonment of polygamy, .and until reasonable evidence shall be sup plied that the men who control the Mormon Church have finally determined upon a complete separation of Church and State in this Territory. BLAIR COUNTY REPUBLICANS. A Bitter Contest at the Primary Election Belw ccn Four Candidates. CSFECIAL TELtGBAJI TO THE DISrATCH. Altooxa, June 13. The Blair county Republican primary election was held this evening. The vote polled is large and the result cannot be determined at this time. A bitter contest was raged between the candi dates for Sheriff and Prothonotary. C. D. Beegle, of Altoona, and A. L. Hare, of Williamsburg, are the leading candidates for Sheriff, both having even chances. For Prothonotary, George B. Bennett, of Altoona, and Jesse L. Hartman, of McKees Gap, ' are the candidates, but the former seems to have the leadO The convention will j be held in Tyrone Tuesday. ) '-: SOLDIERS IN POLITICS. Hamilton County (Ohio) Veterans edde to ( Put a Ticket Jn the Field, srxcxix, xxuanAu to the dispatch. CwcnrarATi, June 13. The local politl- cal sensation of the day is. the discovery that the old soldiers of the "county have de cided to put a ticket" Iff the field imme diately, and will not wait for other parties to make their nominations. They claim they have been ignored and badly treated. The result of this action will be to pompli cate matters here greatly. It makes it certain that four, and per haps five, county tickets will be before the public, and four of thera will poll a large number of votes. The result may be disastrous to Senator Sherman, as the soldier defection from the regular Repub lican ticket may be large enough to elect the Democratic or People's ticket. This afternoon the Executive Committee of the Democratic party met and decided on an early convention and on 86 delegates to the State convention. .It was an anti Cambell victory, the Cambellites urging a lower representation. . The Republicans elected delegates to their State conventioji this evening. A solid McKinlev delegation was elected. Four fifths of the delegates chosen are Foraker men. ALLIANCE MEN RETURN TO THE REPUBLICAN FOI.D TN KANSAS IN LARGE NUMBERS. Tho Third Party Movement Strongly Re pudiated by .Many Sab-Alliances in the State Jerry Simpson Still a Favorite President McGrath in a Hole. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TIIE DISPATCTf.J TorEKA, June 13. The returns received by the Alliance Executive Committee from the sub-Alliances, which were asked to pass judgment on the work done by the Cincin nati Convention, are far from encouraging to the People's Party politicians. It is well known that 25 sub-Alliances have re pudiated the third party movement. Fifteen of these have reported to the State Alliance and ten to the Republican State Central Committee. The Cloud county Alliance held a meeting at Concordia yesterday and unanimously adopted the following resolu tions; Whereas, Tho South was not represented in the late Cincinnati Convention, and. Whereas, We believe the third party will disrupt tho Republican party to the benefit of tho Democratic party: therefore, be it Resolved, That wo abandon the third party to return to our nast affiliation. This resolution is quite significant be cause Cloud county is the home of Senator "Wheeler, the only Alliance member of the Senate, and has always been considered a People's party stronghold. The Alliances in the Seventh Congressional district are standing by Jerry Simpson, who opposed an independent movement at Cincinnati, aud have ignored the suggestion of the State Alliance Executive Committee to consider the People's party platform and report to the President. The Secretary of the State Alliance, who has been receiving the returns, positively refused to make public any statement con cerning the action which has been taken. President McGrath has personally visited more than half the county Alliances since the Cincinnati Convention. His re-election depends on the action taken by thera. His address to Southern Alliance me'n, in which he declared that unless they came out for a third party the Kansas farmers would re turn to their old patty affiliations, has made it necessary to throw all of his personal in fluence to bear on an indorsement of the Independent movement. CONGEE ADMITS IT. He Tells All About That Anti-Harrison Meeting Held at Indianapolis. Indianapolis, June 13. Colonel Con ger, of Akron, O., a member of the Na tional Republican Committee, and who made the most significant utterances at the anti-Harrison meeting, decided that it was best to make public the facts of the meeting, although it had been the decision of the par ticipants to keep the movement secret. Colonel Conger says frankly that the pur pose was to reorganize the Republican: friends of Blaine in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, "Wisconsin, Michigan and Kan sas in support of his nomination for the Presidency. He believes that recent politi cal events indicate that this is a party necessity, and it was the recognition of this fact that brought together the Republicans invited to the conference, all of whom were known to be enthusiastically willing to join in the proposed movements and were capable of giving powerful assistance. GEEAT INTEEEST IN THE PBrMAKIES. A Contest Among tho Democrats for the Office of Clerk of Courts. rSPECI At. TELEO RAM TO TITS DISFATCII. Scottdale, June 13. There was great interest taken in the Democratic primary election this afternoon, and a heavy vote was polled. There was an interesting con test here as to who would be clerk of courts. The principal contestants for this office were D. P. Stahl, of the Greensburg Record, and James D. Best, of Greensburg. Early returns show that Best has the best of it. The various labor organizations were against Stahl. A P0ST0FFICE FIGHT BEEWING. on Clty People Petition Wanamaker to Make No Selection Tot. SPFCIAL TELEGRAM TO TUB DISPATCH. Oil City, June 13. The term, of Josephine Doty, postmistress for South Oil City, expired last February. The general expectation has boen that no successor would be appointed and that free delivery would be instituted instead. Accordingly no fighf has been made for the place, but an effective still hunt has been going on. It was incidentally learned yesterday that Congressman C. W. Stone has decided to recommend for the postmastership William Gates, forniM' member of the Legislature. Communication with Congressman Stone brought a mesase to-day that the jeport was true, and that the department had been urging him lor lour months tomake a lec omniendation. A pctitionsigncd by South side residents, representing leading busi ness interests of the city, was sent by wire this mornuig to Postmaster General Wana maker, asking him to withhold action on the recommendation until a complete canvass of South Oil City, to be made at ouce, shall voice'public sentiment SECEETAEY K0BLE AT ST. LOUIS. He .Declines to Be Interviewed About His Resignation. St. Loots, June 13. General' John W, Noble, Secretary of the Interior, arrived in the city to-day, on his way to Washington. He declined to discuss tfie reports in refer ence to his resignation. The Secretary states that the business has been arranged ma manner which is believed to be satisfactory to'all parties. THE FIEE EEC0ED. At Dothantown, Henry county, Ala., ten stores wero destroyed early yesterday morn ing. Incendiarism is suspected. Loss, $30,000; insurance, W0,000. AcHiMHEYflio in tho house of John J). Scully, near Marion station, on the Balti more and Ohio rnilrond, caused an alarm from Box 95, at-J2 30 yesterday afternoon. At Lock Haven Hippie's planing mill.sash, blind and door factories burned' yesterday afternoon. Slxworkmen were seveiely, and a number of others slightly, burned, toss nearly $0,000; partly insured. At Coal Grove station, in the west end of Schuylkill county, two largo oil tanks were struck by lightning Friday night, and the contents, 60,000 barrels of oft, wore destroyed, together with tbe two largo boiler iron tanks. LOSS, $10,000. At 10 o'clock this morning Are was dis covered by Officer Gallant in the cellar of the Jewelry Store of Eingsbacker & Broth ers, 616 Wood street. An alarm was sent in from Station H. Considerable difficulty was xperiencedin effecting an ellar. but after it was acenr air an entrance to tne accomplished the lire I wbi easily exnnguunea. HE DOTED ON COLORS. Painted His House in -All Sorts of Tints Both Inside and Out. AN ENTIRELY ORIGINAL RAINBOW. He Finished Snowflakes "With Borders of Eed, Green and Yellow. SUICIDE ENDS A PATHETIC CAREER rSMCIAL TELEGRAM TO THE OISrATCH.l New York, June 13. John Van Cott, of Oyster Bay, was born in 1810 and h8 always lived in the old frame cottage which his grandfather built long, long ago. Forty years ago his wife died childless. Ever since he has lived alone. His fortune may be said to be about 540,000. .Mr. Van Cott didn't know the first thing about painting, but, with an almost child-like 'pleasure in bright colors, he had covered his house, in-. side and outside, with fantastic figures. First he painted the outside red, white and blue. Then he covered the red with circles' and crosses and big dots of blue, with similar designs in red and white. He tried jto paint an eaglo on the white, but when he found that was beyond his skill he contented himself with a big, queer flourish and a spiral. The work of ornamenting the interior covered a period of over 20 years. First he painted the walls all one color, then he painted borders of another color and afterward filled in the borders with what he thought was fancy designs. The Old JIan's Wonderful Rainbow. But the temptation to paint on the rest of the wall wts too strong to be resisted, so he started to figure a beautiful scene on each. The first was a rainbow, of which ever after ward he was exceedingly proud and well he might, for it was a truly wonderful rain bow, containing at least'20 different colors arranged in unusual order. On another wall he painted a snowstorm, but when he had finished it he did not like the color Of the snow. So lie painted beautiful red and green and yellow borders around every flake and was delighted with the result. The other walls wero covered with scenes, from animal life, but his animals were' mighty queer. Whenever they had. a tail it was carried through spirals", circles and flourishes, and ended perhaps in a geonietri cal figure. When the walls were covered he took to the ceilings, and after several years they were in thfe same condition. Then every bit of household furniture was painted gay. bo it continued until very recently, ana every available inch of space was painted and decorated. About two years ago Mr. Van Cott's health began to fail, and betook a man named Lamberton and his wife to live in the house and take care of him. Finally Drifted Into Suicide, After that he did nothing bnt sit around the house and listen to a music cabinet that the Lambertons bought for him. Gradually his mind failed and he began to talk more and pore about his wife who died and hi3 hopes of seeing her again. The day before yesterday he seemed a little brighter and more cheerful than usual, and surveyed his life's xwork with huge satisfation. Then they missed him, and when supper was ready at 6 o'clock he was not on hand, a most unusual thing. They called his name again and again, but he did not answer. They searched through the house and finally they found him in the attic, hanging to a rafter stone dead. He had tied a piece of twisted cotton yarn around the beam, made the loose end into a noose, adjusted it around his neck and then fell forward' with his feet on the floor. A doctor was summoned, but death had come. To-day CoronerCooley,ofGlencove, held an inquest, and the jury found "death wa3 caused by strangulation with suicidal mo tive in a moment of temporary insanity." Mr. VanOott has eight nephews and nieces, who livein the neighborhood. SEVERAL UNFORTUNATES. The Usual Number of Accidents About the City Thomas Gribbcn Killed by a Fifth Aienuo Cable Car Citizens' Line Brealts a Leg. Accidents in Pittsburg were somewhat plentiful yesterday. Two were crushed by cable cars, one of whicli resulted in the deatli of an aged man. There were quite a number of minor mishaps. This is the.list: Gitmntx Thomas Gribbcn, aged 77 years, was struck by a cable car on the Fifth avenue line at High sti cot yesterday uiuruiug, iiuu uieu u lew lumuies aitcr ward. Patrick Elmer, the gripman, was anested and then lelcased on bail. Koss Frank. Koss, aged 19, while stealing a rido on the Pennsylvania load had his ler broken. Tho accident happened near 1'enn station. McGiiixi3 David McUinnis employed at Armstrong & Co.s' Coik Works. Twenty fourth street, was injured yesterday nftcr noon by being crushed between the bumpers ot two "cars on tho Junction Kailroad. He was making a coupling at the time. He lives on Tn cuty-eighth stiect. Tackleb William Tackier, a carpenter, aged CO years, tell fioni a building on Jones avenue, yesterday affternooh and suffered sovere internal injuries. He was removed to the West Penn Hospital. He lives on East Ohio street, Allegheny. RosErAnSKY About 4, o'clock yesterday afternoon Frank Hosepars'ty, aged 10 yeais, of Spruce alley, near Twenty-eighth street, fell iroin a ratt while playing in the river at tho foot of Twenty-seventh street. He was rescued by a mill man and carried to his home. He was almost di owned, and it was not until last night that lie fully recovered. Carlait John Carlin, a teamster, fell from his wagon on Second avenue, Soho, yester day attcrnoon. His right shoulder was dis located. Harlan While tearing down a wall at tha Phcenix Urewory a man named Harlan was injured by a falfinjj wall and badly crushed. He was taken to his home on Eighteenth street. Several other men were hurt. DISPOSED OF THE FAMILY. Mrs. O'Ncil's Littlo Granddaughter Sent to the Poor I'nrni. After the investigation of the circum stances of the O'Ncil family, whicli was placed under arrest by the police on Friday evening last, Supcrintedent Dean, of the Anti-Cruelty Society, took charge of the two youngest children. The family consists of mother,daughtcr,two sons and a two and one-half-year-old child of the daughter. They have been living in an old shed on a vacant lot on Lincoln avenue, East End, for months past, and during the winter were the subject of many complaints made to the poor au thorities. They lived in extreme poverty and at times were almost starved. The older members of the family were placed under arrest for disorderly'conduct and sent to the w ozkhouse yesterday. This left a boy of 10 years and a babe of 24 un der the care of the police. Superintendent Dean had the boy sent to the Newsboys' Home and the babe to the City Poor Farm. The mother of the baby, Annie OMJeil, is but 1G years old and says she was married at the age of 13. She has little if anything to say aoout her husband; his whereabouts, it is said, arc unknown and she is still known byjher maiden name. Exhibit of Microscopical Wondor. The ninth public exhibit of the Iron City Microscopical Society will be held Thurs day evening at Old City HalL There will be about 100 microscopes, exhibiting only the finest slides in the possession, of the members of the society, as well as a number of stereoptican views. DIED. ABT On Saturday. June 13, at 1:50 a.m., Flora, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sebastian Wolf, and wife of Mr. August Abt, aged 23 years, 8 months and 20 days. Funeral on Moxdat, June 15, at 8.30 a. jr., from the 'residence, 81 Green street, Alle gheny, to proceed to St. Mary's Church. Al legheny.. Friends of the family are resDect- I fully invited to attend. PILGBIMS IN PLENTY. Continued from flrtt page. with that patience born of long suffering the unfortunate victims of disease and ac cident waited for their trains. About 200 passengers went' to Cincinnati and addi tional ears were placed on the express. -Of this number 150 came from Nashville. The only visitor who said he had improved was Louis Hagan, of that city. He has suffered for years from St. Vitus dance, which was superindnced by the sudden discharge of a lot of cannon near him. He had been unable to use his limbs for a long time, but he ha'd partially recovered, and could move his hands and legs, some thing which he had not done for ten years. The other sufferers noted no change in their condition, but they enjoyed the trip, and, if alive, will come back again next year. Over 150 people who had come'from al most as many different towns and cities throughout the United States to see1 Father Mollinger, of Troy Hill, passed through the Pittsburg and Lake Erie Kailroad station last evening on their way home. There were people of all ages among the crowd, from a babe in long clothes to the old and gray haired. Some of those who had come to the city in invalid chairs were using canes to aid them in walking and had their chair? sent home by express. Two old men who a few weeks ago could not walk without crutches had' them tied up and were carry ing them at their side. Many Xot Benefited. There was also a few of the number, probably a dozen, who apparently had not been, benefited by their visit to Troy Hill, as they still used canes and crutches to walk with. Yesterday was the busiest day of the sea son so far with the officials at the Lake Erie station. All trains going out of the city yesterday were crowded to standing room, and it is said a low estimate of the passen gers that passed through the gates would number 4,000 people. Chief Grubbs, of the Allegheny Depart ment of Charities, was ealled on yesterday to furnish transportation home to one of Father Mollinger's patients, who had re ceived a blessing but no relief from that rev erend father. The patient in question was Mary Heyuolds, a woman 43 years of age, wholives at Germain, Lackawanna county, this State. She came here on Thursday and had but $1 50 on her arrival. She paid that to a Mrs. Miller for a bed and board in a house where 20 others boarded, near the chapel. She se cured an audience with Father Mollinger the day she arrived and attended services the prescribed three times, Friday and Saturday. Then she was given a prescrip tion for medicine to be filled at Sawhili's drug store on Federal street, but she had no money to pay for it and had to do without. She applied to Chief Grupp3 for transpor tation home yesterday and was given a ticket. The patrol wagon was called and she was thus removed to the Union station. A wheel-chair was used to move her from the wagon to tfys car and she boarded the 8:10 train for the East. MANY SAINTLY RELICS. FATHEK MOLLINGEK'S COLLECTION IN HIS NEW CHAPEL. Among Them In a Piece of tho Cross, a Hair of the Virgin and a Thorn from the Crown Beautiful Stations of the Cross Dedication of the Chapel in August. i The chapel which Father Mollinger has erecfed to St. Anthony is one of the most beautiful in iilternal decoration that, proba bly, this country boasts of. Though not yet finished, from what has been done some idea of its ultimate beauty can be gauged. The chancel is the repository of 3,000 relics, some of which are priceless. Their authenticity is secured by documentary testimony. In one handsomely carved wooden case. finished in gilt, are u er 800 relics, includ ing those of 70 or 80 lioljr Popes. In one reliquorium in this case isa vessel in the form of a cross, having apiece of the true cross inserted in the middle. At the foot are four little cells with relics of the four, relations of Christ. In another case are relics' of the 12 apostles, and also of every saint in the calendar. Imbedded in the altar stone is a piece of the table of the "Last Supper." Among other relics is a hair of the Virgin Mary, and a relic of the crown of thorns. There is a tooth of St. Anthony and a piece of his robe. There are relics of the three wise kings, of St. Stephen and other martyrs. The 12 stations of the Cross are repre sented by actual figures, beautifully and faithfully carved. Each station has "an al cove to itself. The figures are somewhat less than life size, and are exceedingly realistic. So far has the art of the maker been carried, that the tears can be observed falling down the cheeks of the Mother of God in the Crucifixion. A story is told of a young lad who wanted to stop the man wno was preparing to nail Christ to the cross. It s,o impressed him. The center or the chancel will contain a marble of onyx, which will be of unusual beauty.. When Father Mollinger dedicates his chapel, in August, it will attract more visitors than he will care to see around. ALAEGE JfEWSPAPEE SOLD. Henry Hlorehcad and the Halsteads Now Own the Cincinnati Republican Organ. f6?ECIAL TILEGBAJI TO THE DISPATCH. Cincinnati, June 13. After numberless rumors, extending over five months, it ap pears that a radical change has at last taken place ,in the Commercial-GauUc office. Under the new arrangement, Henry Morehead and the ' Halsteads become owners of nearly every dollar of the stock, and tho former will assume the business management. Richard Smith, the "Deacon," probably re tires permanently from newspaper work. Mr. Glenn, who lias been an active member of the firm, also retires. The new people take hold Monday. W. H. Harrison will remain in charge as managing editor. The policy of the paper will, of course, remain the same as now. The price paid is not known, but the understanding is it was a very good price. Coinmerco 3Iuit Not Bo Obstructed. Washington, June 13. "Next Monday the War Department, in accordance with its determination based upon the opinion of the Attorney General, will' send to Chicago the order requiring the plans of the Canal street bridge' to be changed "to prevent ob struction of commerce. Ocean Steamship Arrivals. Steamer. Where From. Destination. City of Berlin Liverpool New York. Fulda Bremen New Yorfc. Eogla Hamburg New York. PEOPLE COMING AND GOING. Ex-Congressman .Payson, of Illinois, passed througn tne city yesterday going East. Ho was beaten by a Democrat for re election, but he thinks his party will win in ISM. He feels sure of JIcKmley's success in Ohio. G. A. Cartwright will be the agent of the Central States' Dispatch in Pittshnrfj. He wa. formerly connected with tho Santa Fe at San Francisco, f John Sliaddock, blaster Mechanic of the Edgar Thomson S eel orl:s, resigned yes terday on account of ill-health and Went tt-cst. Prof. B. D. Crawford, of Tidioute, regis- .teicdat the Seventh Avenue Hotel. Tl: He Fiofessor is an authority on inauual train- mg. Secretary C. A. .Todd, of the local divis ion of railway telegraphers, lctt forSt Louis last evening to attend the annual meeting. Herman toeb, a prominent DuBois "mer chant, and M. II. Smith, of Wheeling, put up at the Seventh Avenue Hotel last evoning. W. D. Appleyard, of West Newton, and Q. H. Summers, of Detroit, ara stopping at tho Duquesne. B. K. Huntzingcr, of Harrisburg, and J. W. Ward wll, of Cleveland, are stopping at tbe Anderson. A. Doherty, of Toronto, and Lin A. Smith, of Washington, are registered at the Sohlosser. Jndge W. V. Porter returned from New Torlc vedterday'TOOrnlnir. A TERROR IN CAfflON Is the Monster Twelve-Inch Gun at Sandy Hook for Testing. EIGHT SIMILAR GUNS ORDERED, TVMle Even These ITill Be Surpassed by Something" Bigger. PEEPARIXG FOE FLVi! 'COAST DEFENSE tSPrCIAI. TELXGRAM TO THX DISPATCB.l New YOkk, June 13. The new 12-inch gun at the Sandy Hook proving grounds is a monster, 'which must be seen to be ade-. nuately respect ed".;. Jt weighs 52 tons and is more than 30 inches long. It has a butt of about the size of a hogshead, and carries a 1,000-pound ball. It requires 440 pounds of powder to the load. The initial velocity of the projectile is expected to be 1,940 feet a second. The muzzle pressure is, there fore, approximately 2,000 tons. At the muzzle the projectile would penetrate three feet into wrought iron; at a distance of one mile, 28 inches into iron plate; at a distance of two miles, 20 inchesintoiron plate. Every charge of powder costs 518 CO, and every projectile about S40. So the total expenses of a shot from the big gun, exclusive of the considerable wear on its own body, is about $100. As some 300 shots must be made be fore the gun'sv.range, penetrative power uuu uuraouuy can De ascertained, tne mere testing of it will cost the War Department about 850,000. Eight other guns of the same size and style as the new 12-inch gun have been ordered for the navy. Compared with the coming guns for the navy, the gun at Sandy nuns is six ions neavier; nas. tne same length; a powder chamber of 02.5 inches in length and 14.5 in diameter. The num ber of grooves is 72 feet land gun and 40-foot -navy gnn. The powder charge of tne navy piece is i-o pounus, ana with this a projectile of '850 pounds will be thrown 2,000 .feet a second. The muzzle energy of tne navy gun will De :,! tons. The big gun has a rather long history. It was begun about three years ago, and ac cordingly the two "largest- forgings, the tube arid jacket, were procured of Schneider & Co, in France, but hereafter the army, like the navy, will be able to se cure from American steel workers all the forgings for any desired calibers. The monster was floated on a barge from Troy to Brooklyn.. The floating derrick reliance came alongside the barge there and took the gun on board. Altogether probably two weeks will eventually have been required for jetting tbe.gun trom the reliance to its carriage and ready for testing. The 12-inclrun, however, is supposed to be far from the biggest thing which the Waterj-liet Works can produce. The next step there may be the turning out of even a 16-inch gun. This monster will have a length ot about 49 feet and a weight of 120 tons, it will use a charge ot about 1,000 pounds of powder, with a projectile weigh ing ovexa ton.and haying a muzzle penetra tion in iron of about three feet, with a medium range of about 15 miles. This is the largest gun contemplated for our forts, since, no more powerful one is carried on warships. But the 12-inch guns will form the great majority in our seacoast defense. Indeed, only 44 of the 16-inch are included in the plans of the Fortification Board, and 36 of these are for New York, San Francisco and Boston. The 12-inch gun will be supplemented for coast defense by 12-inch mortars, of which several hundred will be supplied. Indeed, it is now onlv a question of a short time when some of the guns will be put in posi tion at the principal ports. THE GAEBAGE QUESTION. Troperty Owners to Bring Suit Against 31c Keesport for Damages. . CSPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TUX DISrATCH. McKeesport, June 13. The city has the best of prospects for a damage suit, and it will grow out of the neglect to provide a proper place for dumping or consuming gar barge. For many -months the garbage and refuse matter of the city has been dumped in the Youghioghenv river, about 75 feet from the houses on "Vater street. The stench from it is terrible, and the tenants are vaca ting the houses, being unable to stand the smell. The property owners along "Water street have combined and have secured counsel, and will enter a damage suit against the city. The Hoard of Health have called a special meeting for Tuesday night, and will recommend the crection.of a garbage fur nace. A SAM0N KEEPER SUSTAINED.- The Supreme Court of West Virginia De cides Against Prohibition. ISrECIAI. TELEGRAM TO THE MSPATOI. WllEEl,rKG,Jnne 13. In the sessions of the Supreme-Court here to-day, a decision w.as handed down that will prove a black eye to the prohibition counties in this State, The case was the City of Moundsville vs. Velton, thVdefendent being a saloon keeper. He has been selling liquor in violation of the law, the tpwn granting no license. Indictments failing to stop him," he was proceeded against for maintaining a nui sance and closed up He appealed to the. Supreme Court, and to-day a decision was given in his favor, affirming the dicision of the court below. INTOLERABLE 3ZEIU Two Boys Seriously Affected, Doctors and AlIEemedles Fall Cured by Cuticnra. Two of my fonvs were scrlonsly affected with eczema, io tliat it" was Intolerable to bc.ir. I bad tried all remedies by plnsk-lrins, who filled to re lieve ii: imt in one month from the time I bean using CI'ticcba IJEMrniES. we were all well. One ofmvboyy hm it about ntcuinnth. Iwouldrec ommend'tnenrtn all wnons o ailllcted. CALEB ABES, Vienna. Warren Co., X . J. Annoying Eczema A gentleman ln-tho house (Jlr. Thomas Carter) had what was. called tetter or salt rhenm on hli hand, and it began spreading and annoying him verymoch. I persuaded him to try yoar Cun CURA REMEDIES, and thev entirely cured him. so he has never h.wl anything like it since. He wished me to say, when I wrote, that he thinks It the best cure for Bkln diseases. Mits. VAN WICKLE, BK! Atlantic Ave. Brooklyn, N. V. ' Aggravating Eczema Having had an aggravated case of eczema on ankle and ktieetif twoi ears' standing. I was In duced to try your Cuticuua Kejildies, which hare entirely cured me now. I would -with confi dence recommend tliein to othen slnill irly afflicted. J. CAltTEK, m E- 123d Street. Xcw York. 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TO BE1MII vJVJAIIl 'D6ur.ffionejwi s We don't like to use the term in connection with hon orable competition, but the fakes that clothiers resort to, to catch trade, make their vocation as nefarious as that of the pickpocket It is as bad to misrepre sent an article as it is to pick a man's pocketbook. Jacksons have established a first-class, reliable way of dealing. Our goods are marked down to the lowest notch one price to all. No devia tion from this rule. Money cheerfully refunded if goods not satisfactory. Every suit ready-made or to order, costing $io or more dollars, kept in repair by us, free of charge, for one year. Clothiers, Tailors, Hatters and Farnishers, 954 and 956 LIBERTY ST. Jelt-32-TTsn THREE SCORE AND TEN. Now Comes Old Age to Testify to the Great Benefit Received From Dr. ByeiV Skilllal Treatment. Last week I published the case of littlo Willie Hannam, aged 7, whose parents live on Stanwix street, Jit. Washington. This week I take special pleasure in chrontelinz the case of Jlr. Thos. Bevington, who has aU most reached the limit of three score years and ten. Mr. Bcvinzton is a carpenter in the car shops of tbe Isabella furnace and re sides on Main street, between fifteenth and Sixteenth, Sharpsburg. Mr. Thos. Eevington, Sharpiburg. When Mr. Bevington first called at my offlce the following history of his case was elicited: Ho had a dull, heavy feeling over the eyes, his no!e was continually stopped up with crusts of tongh mucus, which also dropped back into throat, causing hawking and spitting to raise. Ho olten coughed up clots of thick, tough muens, which at times was very hard to raise. The tronble seemed to he all in his head and throat and he bad frequent dizzy spells. The only trouble with digestivo system was severe constipa tion. After a thorough course of treatment, both, ical and eencrol. Mr. Bevincton says: "I am. entirely relies ed of all the distressing ! ng symp- toms. such as described above, and I thinfc so well of Br. TSyers and bis treatment thatX propose putting my wue under 111s care." BOMB TREATMENT TOR CATARRH. I have improved my home treatment to such a degreo that many cases can be suc cessfully treated at home, especially where the nostrils are not obstructed by polypil or hyperthrophics. Following are a lew of tha indorsements of same: Ij. 31. Carpenter, Greensburg, Pa. John I llodgers, Latrobc, 1'a. F. F. Kandall, Jfe C-istlc, Pa. David Hays, Butler, la. 8. rf. 3IcFatc, Wnrteuiberg, Pa, K. II. Porter, Wurtetnberg, Pa. W. J. Kecuan, New Cumberland, TV". Va. Albort Xlson, Hew Cumberland, XT. Va. $5 A 3toxrn TILL JULT L All eases will be treated for $5 per month, including medicine, until July L Parties taking treatment before that time wfll b treated at the same fee until cured. This treatment is cheaper than taking patent medicines, and patients get tho benefit of tbe advice of a physician of 19 years' expert ence. Dr. Byers gives his personal attention to all diseases of the eye. ear, nose, throat and lungs. All nervous diseases, skin diseases, eczema, hives, plmplen, blotches, eta, blood diseases, scrofula, rheumatism and all kid ney and bladder troubles successfully treated by an experienced associate special 1st. Offlce, So. 431 Penn avenue. Established 1S6S. .Hours, 9 A.x.tmir.x.i7r.x.tm K. SundaysVfnrennrm nnly. jeS-MU YOUR ET . EJW Win? KTv. Vt H lit -A n If M$m -
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