m pjjfc4 D C A I Estate Sellers Get their rlUnL Best Buyers through THE DISPATCH. Investors Everywhere PATCH reach Every f.:w v body. It is the Best Advertising Medium for Employer and Employed, read It. Bargain Hunters rely on It lor onenngs. xae rjesi Jieaiam. as It Circulates Everywhere. FORTY-SIXTH TEAR PURIFY, OR PERISH, One Hundred and Eifty Solid Republicans Serve For mal Notice That 1W LEADERS ABE NEEDED, H'he Mistakes Which Led Up to the, Disaster of Last Fall Must Not Be Repeated. AX ATTACK ON THE LEGISLATURE. The Voters Sure to Remember How Ballot, Beform Was Mangled by Those Pledged to Support It CONFIDENCE SHAKEN BY BANE-LOOTINGL- JL Vigorous Signed Address to the Eank and File of the Grand Old Party and Pennsylvania Citiwns in General. EEXATOK QUAY IS THE rAKTICCLAE TARGET- rSrECIAL TELEGRAX TO THE DISPATCH. Philadelphia, June 29. About 150 prominent citizens of Philadelphia, who have heretofore acted with the Republican party and who desire new leadership, purer methods and a better class of candidates, . have signed the following address to the Republicans of Pennsylvania: As Penr.sylvanians and as Republicans, we, the undersigned, feel constrained to ad dress our fellow citizens throughout the State upon the present political situation to point out what we believe to be tho es sential causes of the alarming degradation of public affairs from which we now suffer, and the necessary steps toward improve ment. Tho Republican machine in this State, under the leadership of Senator Quay, and those lieutenants who have been drawn about him, is corrupt, and in strong contrast to the rank and file of the party. That leadership is as absolute in Its control, as it is unscrupulous in its methods and dis astrous In its results. With Senator Quay's political record the public is so familiar that it Is unnecessary at this time to give a de tailed history of those more remote public nets through which its notoriety was ac quired, while a brief reference to its more recent events is appropriate, in order to de pict clearly the present sitution. Responsible For Last Fall's Disaster. Mr. Quay is mainly lesponsible for tho Overwhelming disaster which befell the Republican party in this State during the past autumn, whereby an accustomed Re publican majority of 20,000 to 30,000 was changed to a Democratic majority of 17,000. rhivlTnr1n jna ,nf fir i nr-Vfi t---,,- tnincd.by.Mr. Quay himself; was the -vindication of his own personal and political character. The adoption of the Republican platform involved a declaration of confi dence nhd respect for the j unior Senator, and in the election of the Republican candidate tlic acceptance of a man who was nominated lit the dictation of Mr. Quay. The State rejected both the plank and the candidate and a political revolution ensued. The Republican party wa defeated in Penn sylvania, its most conspicuous stronghold. It might have been supposed that the leader who had inflicted i-uch a s ound upon his part-, and to whom it had given so over whelming an evidence of a lack of confidence in him, would have retired from public prominence. Mr. Quay, however, contented himself w ith an elaborate defense of his rec ord before the United States Senate. This was both untimely and inconclusive; un timely, since it came after all possible dam use that could result to his character had been effected by his silence under the grave charges repeatedly made against him from i csjKmsible sources through the long critical period preceding the election; inconclusive, since he failed in it to adopt the simple and the only course in relation to the treasury scandal that could have made clear his in nocence. The Neglect to Call on MacYeagh. Had Mr. Quay accepted the suggestion that lie should call upon Mr. MacTeagh and the other gentlemen who were said to have been present -n hen his alleged defalcation in con nection with the Treasury was covered by lr. Cameron, to testily in his favor, he w ould have adopted the obvious means for securing vindication. But this he did not do; and failin? to take such a course his de fense falls to the ground and his previous position remains unchanged. Notwithstanding these facts ho still re tains tho party leadership and his lieuten ants, cither acting under his direct though hidden command, or only in strict accord with the principles of his school of politics, by the attitude they assumed tow ard tho ballot reform bill, have violated the express pledges of the party, have openly defied the w ill or the overwhelming majority of their constituents and hao been guilty of a stu pid political blundci. The amendment!) first made bv the State Senate Committee to the Hiker ballot bill were of such n nature us to transform the very f-plrit of that measure from one in the inteicst of freo and fair elections to one designed to perpetuate the corrupt practices under which the State had so long suffered, and by which these leaders have so long re tained their power. Tricks Which Will Bo Remembered. ' Rut those ho designed and favored these ninendments, and who thereby declared themselves in lavor of a fraudulent ballot, will be remembered by the voters of this Stale, and when the day for a consideration oi the qualifications of our public servants Phall hae come, tho names of those who have thus defied tho commands of their con stituents will not be forgotten For the defeat of tho bill abolishing the local school board In Philadelphia, which was designed to free our public schools from political influence and from a divided and rnmbe'-somc control, a Republican Legisla ture must also be held responsible. Tho measure had the approval of the great mn joriij moor best citizen of all creeds and of huth ptrtics and time was ripe for its adoption. All the-e stuU-nientu, while they touch tho rootfioui which other evils have grown, find a fitting culmination in that scandal of more recent exposure tho i-obbery of the city and State Treasury by its dishonest guardian. Not only must tho citizens of Philadelphia suffer a tarnished name, a di rect loss of $l,o0,000 or upward, while thou sands of denositors lose their earnings through the lailure of banks connected with U this defalcation, but those untold and un traceable losses, resulting from the shaken confidence in the community, must also ensue. A Fundamental Fallacy Denounced. There is a fundamental fa'lacy in tho theory of politics which iias for years ob tained inthis State, and of which Mr. Quay has been 'tho leading exponent. It is that public offices are spoils, the lawful property oftho politicians who capture them, and mi ' by whom they are dispensed, in turn to their underlings as the prizes of war. But the truth is that these offices are a publie trust which should be held in stewardship by the politicians for the people. The disaster of a looted treasury is ex plained by the fact that the step from this fallacy to tho startling and bald appropria tion of publio funds to the private uses of public officers Is a long one in appearance only, not in reality. That step has now been taken. A partial remedy for future troubles of the same kind lies In the party's acceptance and assertion of tho truth that publio office is a publio trust, and that it will not support in power men who deny that truth. Wo are soon to nominate an Auditor Gen eral and a State and City Treasurer. In making these nominations if the elections are to give these posts to Republicans we must see to it that the men chosen are both honest and of such firm character that they cannot be twisted to dishonestpurposes. In the presence of these facts, can tho Republi can voters of Pennsylvania hesitate as to their duty, or be In doubt as to their course! The moment is a crisis as real and as mo mentous as any through which tho State has ever passed. There was a time when Penn sylvania rose in arms to victory at tho presence of a hostile invader upon her border, but the danger was less than to-day, when the hands of the public thief are upon her ballot box and have been through ner treasury. A Case of Political .Paralysis. The poison of political corruption and dis honesty have alike affected those who have promoted and those who have permitted it. It has produced a paralysis running through moral causes to material results. Many of our good citizens have been blind and deaf to the conditions about them until tho vicious system and the evil principles which have been tolerated so long have brought forth fruit after their kind. But when loose political morals and methods have culmin ated in appalling defalcations and an in creased tax rate, none will dare dispute the value of sound principles in politics. With a great financial scandal, the black bottom of which has not yet been sounded fastened upon Philadelphia, and with the name of our State a word of political re proach throughout the country, we are con vinced that the time is ripe for change. We appeal to the patriotism, to the sound sense or Republicans throughout the State, or, in the absence of sensibility, to higher con siderations, to that fear of impending finan cial and political danger which further in action will bring, to so consider this ques tion and so to agitate it as to secure speedily the required reform. Here, in reality, is a chance for reform within the party by such an expression of popular sentiment' against the objectionable men that they shall fall of renomlnatlon to their respective offices, and thus the voter bo saved the alternative of accepting an unworthy candidate or voting loronooi mo opposite party. A Personal Responsibility Necessary. The evils which we now suffer will be overcome If each man shall but feci a per sonal responsibility for their removal and will make those individual and associated efforts which. If wisely planned and faith fully executed, bring victory. The objec tionable publio records of the. men who have inflicted these ovlls must be exposed. There must be a more competent and worthy leadership than that of Mr. Quav, and the Legislature must be purged of those who have placed themselves on record as .the enemies of ballot reform. The demand for the retirement of these men from the places they have disgraced must be unflinching. The political methods which they have adopted must be discontinued, and in their place must be substituted only tbose con sistent with sound morals and with the practice of honorable men. These ideas must find expression through the public press and by the private letters of constituents to their Representatives. If they are not insisted upon and adopted tho Republican partv in Pennsylvania is doomed. It will fall rapidly from decay into dissolution. No party can long survive the deliberate abnegation of principle or tho adoption of the heresy that the people at heart have ceased to believe in right. . That what we urge is not sentimentality but poli tics of the most practical sort, which the financial losses which the State and indi viduals are now endunne would seem, to itaveclea.rlv.jrttvtl ,- ...i . .. i a issued our appeal -at a time wnen these eventsare fresh in the publio mind to per mit that full consideration and agitation of the subject which should preclude Ultimate action at the primaries or polls. If this ap peal shall excite a popular response, ways and, moans can readily De devised for organ ized effort at a later date. The List o t Signatures. The following well-known names are ap pended: John H. Converse, Edward Long streth, W. C Allison, George Burnham, John T. Bailey & Co., Charles-W. Henry, Charles Heber Clark, Fred J. Dreer, Benjamin II. Shoemaker, Robert E. Hastings, George D. Bromley, Fhilip J. Walsh, William N. Mencke, Rev. Merritt Ilulburd, D. D., F. O. Horstmann, Walter Horst roann, George D. Wcthcrill, Rev. Stephen W. Dana. Nicholas Lennig, llev. J. T. Beckley, D. D., William F. Dreer, Lucius H. Warren, Hampton L. Carson, George W. Blabon, David Scull, Rev. Wilbur F. Paddock, S. Rodman Paul, Charles M. Lea, Charles E. Pancoast, John Story Jenks, Georgo Strawbridge, M. D., Edward S. Whelan, Enoch Lewis, Rev. S. D. McConnell, Charles Henry Hart, Joseph De F. Junkin, Lincoln X. Eyre, A H. Collins, Rev. 'Benjamin Watson, Francis H. Will iams, Herbert Welsh, Charles Rich ardson, Rudolph Blankenburg, Robert R. Corson, Alexander E. Outerbridge, Henry Hartshorne, M. D., Henry S. Pancoast, Rev. Joseph May, Theodore J. Lewis, James E. Rhoads, M. D., George Wharton Pepper, Bev. Alf. J. P. McClure. Henry L. Patterson, Will lam B. Montgomery. William J. Dornan, Charles B. Kreln, William H. Castle, William P. Datz, George II. Earle, C. M. Clark, Joseph S. Clark, Charles Herman Thomas, M. D., T. Morris Perot, Thomas Miles, Robert P. McCullough, Edward H. Wllliams.Owen Jones,Rev. Ezra P. Gould, Nathaniel S. Jannev. Rev. .Tumps TJulr.n. n J. Cbeston Morris, M. D., J. Sellers Bancroft, Rev. W. B. French, Edward Lewis, Charles Dissel.A. J. Hemphill, Georgo A Fletcher, Kev. J. K. Murphy, D. D., Robert Frazer, Edward Y. Hartshorne, Rev. W. N. Mc. Vickar, D. D., Reed A Williams, Jr., Georgo Burnham, Jr., Edward I. H. Howell James S. Whitney, Thomas J. Martin, Chailes W. Dulles, James Peters, Ebon F. Barker, Ruben Haines, Thomas F. Jones, Walter Wood, Rev. S. Corbett, D. D., Edward R. Straw-bridge. Thomas L. Franklin, Kev. W. C. French, D. D Rev. T. E. Brown, D. D., John T. Monroe, Bev. Charles Wood, Samuel S. Thompson, John S. Devey, B. Frank Clapp, George L. Mitchell, Charles Hilt, T. Henry Sweeting. Nathan T. Clapp, Evan Morris, Kev. a MieLD. D., James Chad wick, Georgo W. Anderson. Emerson Conrad, C. D. Ritchie, Rev. E. K. Young, D. D., Rev. E. T. Bartlett, D. D., Edwin F. Schively, Jo seph P. Bolton, Frank S. Pleasanton, J. jienry xuge. Hums ji. smith, Jesse A Tilire, Peter Moran, John J. Boyle, C. A. BIsler, John S. Engart, E. W. Clark, John Pitcairn, Howard Comfort, Robert E. Atmor, Dr. Owen J. Wister, Ebenezer Wood, Mixlmillian Weiss, Harry K. Bisbing, Alexander E. Outerbridge, Jr., Joseph W. Swain, Rev. William Ely, Rev. J. R. Miller, D. D., Lucien Moss, E. B. Tyson, James H. Snodgrass, Charles F. Vollmer, Dr. W. A. Reed. George T. Pearson, C. M. Jenks, Will iamllazlcton, Df. Charles W. Gessler, Her bert I. Keen, Graff, Sou & Co., Joseph S Perot. Joseph B. Brazier, H. O, Hastings" John V. Hastings. " ' THE DEM0CEATIC CONVENTION. Chairman Kerr Calls a Meeting to Arrange for That Important Affair. CSPXCIAL TELEGEAM TO THE DISPATCH. Philadelphia, June 29 Democratic State Chairman Kerr, who has been confined to his home at Clearfield the past three weeks from a severe attack of congestion of the lungs, was in the city to-day long enoueh to issue a call to the Democratic Division, or Executive Committee membors, to meet here July 9 next and consider the date and day for the Democratic State convention The concensus of opinion favors Septem ber 2 and S as the time and Altoonunsthe city, with Erie a strong second. Chairman Kerr says this is a Democratic year in l'cnn sylvania, and his stock of ammunition will put the Republicans on the defensive from the start. THE 60HEBSET PBIMARIES. Delegates Selected and Nominations Made by the Republicans. Somerset, June 29. The count of the Re publican primary election beld on Saturday shows the nomination of J. F, Kooscr for President Judge. Noah Blescckar was nomi nated for Assembly, Judge William Miller for Poor House Director. D. W. Saylor for Jury Commissioner. .H.D, Moore , and B. S. Forney were elected delegates to the State Convention. f The greatest interest Is now being-' tnaaV- Vrf$ t' fested in the coming conference for Presi dent Judge. The candidates aro J. II. Longnccker, of Bedford xounty, and J. F. Kooser, of Somerset county. Both these parties are looked upon as anti-license people. NOT SUPPORTING CAMPBELL, NOW GOING INTO BUCKEYE POLITICS AS AN ORDER. But Towderly Says the Governor Has friends in the K. of I Be Advocates a Constitutional Convention Opposed to Strikes as a Rello of the Past, Master Workman T. V. Powderlyi Secre tary John Hayes, John Devlin and other members of the Executive Board of the K. of L., passed through the city last evening for Washington whero they continue their meeting. Mr. Powderly has lost none 6t his crafti ness, and about matters which he is anxious to promote he talked freely. He is one Of the World's Fair Commissioners for the State, and when pressed for his viows on what showing labor would make, he got angry, and said he would not open his mouth on that subject. Later he thawed out, and remarked that the Fair would not do much good, except in a general way. He wantod it located as far away from Scranton as possible, for In 1878 the Philadelphia Centennial broke up a number cf the business houses in his town. The people flocked to tho Quaker City on cheap excursions and bought what goods they needed. To-day he was told the streets if Chicago were full of men lookingfor work which they can't get, and he thought If the AVindy City came out In the end with a whole skin it would bo doing weU, . Workmen all over the country, he said, were getting fair wages. The idea of making a point by strikes isarelie of the past, and labor Is fast getting away from it. He aims to educate the people in the K. of L. so that they will be better able to take care of themselves. He felt it the duty of his organi zation to make good citizens out of the im migrants who are arriving dally. They are Ignorant and bring with them Old World ideas. They either become a menace to the i Government or finally assimilate with the people. Tho latter Is the only desirable result. Mr. Powderly would express no opinion about the Farmers' party or the Governor ship in Ohio. He stated that as for himself he was a political orphan, and ho voted for the party which he thourht would do the most for workmen. He denied that the K. of L. wras pledged to support Campbell, but he understood the Governor had many friends in the order. Mr. Powderly favors a Constitutional Con vention, and says it is tho only way the ballot can be reformed. He claims votes are cast lllegaUy, for ho has seen It. He de nounced the present system as destroying all secrecy and making the laborer the slave of the capitalist. DECIDEDLY E0E GEESHAH. Xoung Oliver Morton Lets Some Side Light on Politics th Genera:. rSPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TIDE DISPATCH.1 WA8HIHQTOIT, June 29. Oliver T. Morton, of Indianapolis, is at tho Ebbett. He Is a son of the late Oliver P. Morton, and is one of the most prominent young Republicans in Indiana. He Is a close friend of Judge Gresham. A reporter asked him to-day about the anti-Harrison and pro-Gresham movement in the State that i3 now being talked about. . , "It is a long time before lS92,"he replied. "Indiana Is a very close State, and I think the party organization there is probably better than anywhere else. The Republicans there consider the party before individuals, and they are anxious that the nomination should goto the man who has the best chanco of election." "Is it generally accepted that Harrison is that man!" "Harrison is no stronger than his party." "Do vou think Harrison could carry In diana If he got the nominutiont" "That is a thing that cannot be told at this time." "Is he as strong in the State as he was be fore ljt -election?" . '-.., -- "There is -necessarily some disappoint? men t attending tho distribution of patron age." "You say that Harrison is no stronger than his party in Indiana. Do yon think Gresham 1st" Mr. Morton hesitated about replying to this, but finally said: "To bo frank, I think he is. Judge Gresham has lost none.of his strength in tho State, and perhaps has gained considerable." A TALE WITH F0STEB On the Plate Printers' Trouble to Be Held by Powderly, Devlin and Hayes. FK0M A STAFF COKBESrOSDEST.3 WASHiKdTox, June 2D. Tho announcement that Messrs. Powderly, Devlin and Hayes, of the Executive Board of the Knights of Labor, eft Columbus to-day for Washing ton, empowered by the delegates of the State assemblies to settle the "difficulties between the Knights of Labor and McKin ley" as the trouble is termed, has put the plate printers of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing into a state of excited expecta tion this evening. It is well recognized that if any considerable number of the Knights of Ohio, who would otherwise vote the Re publican ticket, should throw their votes against McKlnley on account of this plats printer's trouble, the election of McKlnley would be injeopardy, and to say that the Re publican leaders, including President Har rison, are anxious to please the Knights, even at tho risk of doing something which slightly goes against their secret wishes, Is stating the matter mildly. President Har rison has steadily stood in the way of the removal of Meredith. It is said the printers are willing to forego their demand for the discharge of Meredith and to retreat from their determination to take vengeance on McKinley if the dis missed ones are honorably reinstated. It is possible that this may be the outcome of the conference which will be asked of Sec rotary Foster by the General Executive Board. ON TO PITTSBTJBG. Democratic Clubs l'reparlng to Come Here in One Great Solid Body, rSFECIAL TELEGBAM TO THE DI6PATCH.J Philadelphia, Juno 29. The Democratic societies are busily engaged in forming an organization of deputies to the General Assembly of the Democratic Societies of Pennsylvania, which is scheduled to meet In Pittsburg in the latter part of September. The final arrangements for tho formation of the organization will be perfected at an early date by a meeting at the rooms of the Young Democratic Battalion. Thepurposoof this new move will be to have all the Democratic organizations move on to Pittsburg in a solid body, composed of young and energetic Democrats. John D. Worman, Secretary of the Democratic Societies of Pennsylvania, states that every mall brings htm the names of some clubs which wish to enroll themselves in the new organization GONE TO THE SEAT OF WAR. A Lieutenant Deserts and Elopes With a Young Woman to Chile. Sau Fbaucisoo, June 29. An evening paper says that First -Lieutenant Benjamin S. Wever, of the First United States Infantry, stationed at Benicia, CaL, i missing, and that it is rumored he has deserted and gone to Chile with a young woman from Fort Bidwell who passed under the name of Miss Rose Hooper. It is also reported that the funds or the company are missing. Lieu tenant Wever has a wife living at Columbus, O., a daughter of Captain Calllni, of the First Infantry. Wever was court-martialed and dismissed from the army in lSSs for disobe dience, unbecoming conduct and absence without leave, but was reinstated by Presi dent Cleveland. ln addition to his other relations It is re ported that the Lieutenant has a brother In Pittsburg. BEX CHIflESE WOMEN BUSHED. The Remains of One found in the Ruins of a Lodging House. Saw Frascisco, June 29. Flro this after noon destroyed a lodging house in China town. The 'lire burned 'over an hour, and the building was completely destroyed. The charred remains of 'one Chinese woman -was found m the ruins, and It was stated that five other Chinese women were burned to death, but the bodies -have not been found. . v-j...,. , 3r .. ti W tgi &! rSTV PITTSBURG-, TUESDAY JUKE 3C( 1891. CLADIS FOR B0U1TY Pouring in by the Hundred From Louisiana Sugar Planters. NINE MILLION DOLLARS NEEDED To Paj Off the Six Hundred Big Producer "Who Have Applied A BIG CHOP CONFIDENTLY JSPECTED. ,- tSPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TUB DISPATCH New Oblxaits, June 29. The new bounty law passed by the last Congress requires that all applications for the bounty must be filed with tire Internal Revenue Department before July L They have been pouring In since the beginning of June at the rate of from 20 to 60 a day, and It Is supposed thaf.l nil nf them have now been filed. There are4 810 sugar plantations In Louisiana, but only-' about 600 have applied for the bounty, ana in Is probable that a number of these will make no application for the funds, as the sugar they turn out will not come within tife pro visions of the law requiring that it should contain 90 per cent of saccharine, and it would cost them too much to make tho im provements needed to turn out a better grade of sugar upon which tho bounty is paid. Noariy all of the largo plantations using tho' open-kettle process of manufacturing sugar have applied for the bounty, which would indicate that they expect between now and the grinding season to put in now and Improved machinery. Small Producer Barred Out. ' A capitalist here had arranged, for the erection of a refinery for the low-grade sugars turned out by tho small planters so that they would have the benefit of the bounty, but it was discovered that this could ' not be done under the law. The consequence is that the smaller farmers those who culti vate under 200 acres and manufacture their own sugar will be untitle to secure any bounty. The applications show that the planters expect a big crop. They are for 4fi0,000,000 pounds of sugar, and will call for $9,000,000 from the Federal Treasury If the crop turns out anything near what is expected. The chances are that it will. The new law has evidently had a great stimulus In the sugar industry and has resulted In a large Increase in the acreage in cane. The crop last year was the largest raised since the war and was equaled by only a few ante belluru crops. The indications are that it will be exceeded this year, for the weather Is very satis factory. The 600 planters who have put In their applications expect to get an averagebounty oi $15,000. Most of the money will go to tho big planters and companies. The largest bounty called for Is that of the Caffrey Com pany in St, Marv, which asks for $210 000 and will get It. W.P. Miles, for the Countess Von Ahnfeldt, daughter and heir of the late Oliver Belrne, applies for $210,000. Applicants for the Bounty. There are altogether 3G persons who ask for $50,000 or more each, as follows: Leon Godcbaux, $150,000: the McCall Bros., $120,000; H. C. Warmoth, $103,000; E. & J. Kock,$100,000; I. B. Levert, $90,000; Gharles Newman, $81,000; W. H. Chappe, $78,000; Mrs. A. Bourguiores, $72,000; John N. Phair, $70,000; C.J.Meyer, $70,000; L. A. & C. G. EUls, $67,720; R. E. Rivers, U. P. Kernocban, J. D, Murrelh M. Bosworth and Charles S. Burns, $63,003 each; II. J. Saunders, $56,000; Crescent Company, $55,000; D. B. Calder, $52,000: A. Coelhuct, Llewellyn Pugh, R. Mllllken, J. D. Huston, J.'Bourgl ncres, J. Jacob, Llbby & Blouin, B, Johnson, A. Leblanc, E. M. Lefevre,- Mary Jacobsha-' gen, P. & J. Borgor and M. A. Satout, $50,000 each, these 3G applicants calling for $2,833,120 of bounty. Thero are 32 other .unollcatlons .for sirms from 15,poo to-WXW, tut,T45,W(Hn-311, -mak ing S3 uppuc&ntt woo wiu'gcc-3,0D,i:u, or more than half tho bounty. The. others wUl averago about $9,000 apteoe. , Thobounty law has also greatly stimulated the foundries and manufacturers o ma chinery, and has resulted In the largest im portation of sugar maohlnery into New Orleans ever known, amounting well up In the millions. The machinery has come main ly from France and Germany. COKSPIBACl' PE0VEN. The Brotherhood or Railway Trainmen Found Guilty of the Charge. Tebre Haute, Ind, June 29. The commit tee appointed to Investigate tho charge of conspiracy preferred against the Brother hood of Railway Trainmen, reported to the Supremo Council of the Federation, finding the brotherhood guilty. The Switchmen's Mutual Aid Association had preferred the charge, alleging that the trainmen con spired with the Chicago and Northwestern officials to provide men to take the associa tion switchmen's places. The vote sustaining the report was unani mous, except.lor the three votes of the train men in the council. When the vote on the penalty, moved to bo expulsion, was taken, two firemen, Dlbbs.and Hannahan, voted with the three trainmen. Tho three votes each of tho switchmen and Brotherhood of Conductors were in favor of expulsion. Grand Master Sargent, of the firemen, and who is the presiding officer of tho council, did not vote. BELLE AMM0N IK JAIL. She and Her Accomplice Had Been Having a Time With StolenMoney. SPECIAL TELEGBAM TO TI1E DI8PATCTX. Beaver Falls, Pa., June 29. Belle Amnion and her accomplice, Ed Morehead, who robbed G. T. Bist, of this place, last Wednes day of $1,200, and 'who were captured by Detective Moyer, of Youngstown, at Toledo Saturday evening, were brought here this evening. They were given a short hearing before Justice Braden, and then remanded to jail in default of $1,000" bail each. When arrested the guilty pair had evi dently been having a nigh old time, and on their persons were only $850 of the original sum. The girl puts on a very impudent and defiant air, ana during the hearing laughed and giggled with the boys who knew her, and did not at all seem to appreciate her grave position. On the other hand, More head is vpry down-hearted, and it is not thought either will succeed In securing bail. A BALTIH0BE FIRM SMASEED. If. Straus, Brother and Company Decide to Go Oat of Business. Baltimore, June 29. The firm of H. Straus Brother & Co. made an assignment to-day for the benefit of its creditors to ex-Judgo William A. Fisher, Simon Rosenberg and Henry L. Straus. H. Straus, Brother & Co. at one time owned the Darloy Park Brewery and several maltbouses in this city. The firm retired lrom active business in the spring of I860. The primary liabilities are $160,000 and the contingent liabilities $200,000, aggregating $360,000. The assets will aggregate $650,000. A number of banks in this city ottered to help the firm, over its troubles, but lt.was thought best to take the step which culminated in tho assignment to day. A BIO ELEVAT0B COMPANY Formed In New York With the Purpose of Bringing About a Now Departure. f SPECIAL TELEOKAU TOTIIE DISPATCH. New York, June 29. An important depart ure was made to-day in the methods of con ducting the business of the floating grain elevators at this port. A new corporation was formed, entitled tho International Grain Elevator Company, with a capital stock of $1,600,000. The officers of the oompanyare Edward G. Burgess, President; Edward An nan, Vice President, and John Mccue, Secre tary. , It was learned that Annan & Co. put Into the concern J9 elevators; Mr. Puffer 5, and Milton Knapp 2. s SWALLOWED A FIDDLE BOW. It Did Not Go Down Like a Sword and Patrick Mulroney Is Dead. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. Coltobc's, June 29 Patrick Mulroney was found dead in bed thls,mornlng,V Mulroney bad been in the habit of giving .-exhibitions . . . . .a . riMir3&S3y.ft - 3 , .VfT-.' t-i''' :JaiSffiiiaaiSiiE' '.i.-. '!.:-", . . ssocBsvaiMP!- about tho country of what is called swallow ing the sVord and yesterday afternoon dur ing an entertainment put a violin bow down hisjiroat. It did not go down easily,-as does the sword, and he forced it some. He complained of feeling badly and asked for a doctor. He seemed to suffer greatly, and at 8 o'clock thismornlngafellow Doarderfound him dead. The body was removed to the coroner's office; where nn examination developed that ft clot' of blood in the throat caused Buffo cation and resulted in death. PONTIFICAL DIPLOMATS. THE'POPE' ORDAINS THE MANNER IN WHICH THEY MUST BE CREATED. A. .Proposition to Establish Catholic Bank ing Institutions in Europe Does Not Meet the Approval or the Holy Se The Decision Formally Made Knowr. Rome, June 29. Under instructions from the Holy Bee, an exact report of the com ment made, and the impressions produced, In the United States by the project of Herr Cahenslev reirardinir emigration to America jhas been drawn up and is now under consid eration at the Vatican'. The future action oi the Pope will largely depend on the impres sion created by the report, favorable or oth erwise. The opposition of the American. hierarchy to the scheme will not tend to smooth the path of Herr Cabensloy ana nis colleagues, who, however, show no signs of discouragement, and evidently intend to do their utmost to secure their ends. The Popo has Just ordained that henco forth tho members .of the Pontifical diplo matic body shall be recruited from the congregation of extraordinary ecclesias tical affairs. This congregation, founded under Cardinal Consalvi by Leo VIL, has charge of all polltio-religious questions throughout the world and is considered as the Ministry for Foreign Affairs for the Holy See. It is composed of nine Car dinals, a Secretary, Under Secretary and several theologians, charged with the duty of drawing up tho various Teports In connection with foreign matters. All members of the diplomatic body will re quire to pass through thiB ministryand also pass an examination before a commis sion of five members under the direction of ft President. This examination will be both oral and written, and will include history, diplomatic literature, law and relations be tween the Church and the State. This Inno vation is considered as a very auspicious one, and as a prelude to important reforms of the system inaugurated by Sextus V. in order to adapt it to the particular require ments of tho present epoch. The Catholic world here Is endeavoring to mitigate the economic crisis, to promote in the European capitolsCatholicbanks which, tvorking in connection with each other, would form a kind of International syndi cate. in order to attain this end the argument of Boutoux is advanced, alleging the neces sity.of withdrawing the capital of the Cath olic1 world from what is now practically an absolute Hebrew control. This proposition was made once before, but fell through, as It was not based upon sound principles. A strong appeal Is now made asking Catholic depositors to place their money In Catholic banks in London and in Paris. It Is affirmed that efforts will be made In New York to obtain support to tho scheme. The Holy See has been approached with a view to obtaining its sunnort. but it has formally declared that it will have-no ron- nection witn any comoination oi luoauuu. Cardinal Rampella has formally made known this decision of the Holy See to the Pontifical diplomatic corps. WILLIAM IN- HELGOLAND. The First Born Recruit Is Presented to Him Dressed as a Hussar. Hamburg, June 29. The Emperor and Em press landed in Helgoland this evening and were received by Commandant Gelsler, Ad miral Von Der Goltz and other high officials. The Emperor visited the' highest point on the island and conversed with the staff of officers on its defensive value. A leadlnir feature of the ceremonies -was ,the premutation tffihe.Emriiorof the-Sras recruit oorn in ueiigoiana unuer-iieruan rule The infant, now ten months old, was dressed as a Hussar and presented a boquot to the Emperor. The Emperor and Empress expressed, great pleasure and converged with the child's mother and shook hands with other children. Tho Imperial party dined on board the "Prince Bismarck" and will pass the night on board. A E0YAL IJTTLE LADY. Queen Victoria Attends the Christening of Her Great Granddaughter. IXHJDOir, July 29. The Queen to-day, ac companied by a number of members of the royal family, attended the christening at the Chapel Royal, St. James Palace, of the daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Fife. The Queen nctcd as chief sponsor for her great granddaughter. Among the members of tho royal family present were the Queen of Denmark, the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Princess Victoria of Wales, and tho Duke of Clarence and Avondale, eldest son of tho Prince of Wales. RADICALS AGAINST THE DEEIBUND. They Attend a Meeting in Rome and Loudly Eulogize France. Roue, Juno 29. Twenty-five Radicals at tended a demonstration against the Drei bund In the Qulrino Theater to-day. SIgnor Bovionnd others made speeches notable for their eulogistic references to France, which were received with the great est enthusiasm. The Harvest Prospects of, Prussia. Berlin, June 29. The Reichsanzeiger, re ferring to the harvest prospects in Prussia, says that the yield of winter rye will be 75) per cent of tbo average, nnd tho yield of winter wneat t per cent oi tne averago, while the potato crop is uncertain. The Drelbund WUl Last Six Years. Hamburg, June 29. The Emperor, convers ing with Herr Nissol, Chairman of the Hamburg-American Steamship Company, announced that tho Dreibund was yesterday prolonged for six years. AFTER SUNKEN TREASURE. An Old Man Dies Before He Accomplishes His Quest of Years. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. Erie, June 29. Mr. D. D. Chapln, a native of Massachusetts, died to-night in a modest and unassuming boarding house, and neg lected by his children. Mr. Chapin was an eccentric man and came hero with fortune seekers ten years ago. The story runs that one night in 1855, a Vermillion, O., schooner, laden with copper ore from the Superior regions, foundered and went down with 201) tons aboard off itlie peninsula. Chapin had a great deal of experience In locating marine wrecks with a very sensitive apparatus. Ten years ago a syndicate of wealthy men sent Chapin " to locate the treasure. All these years ho had been experi menting and Striving to locate the sunken boat. His failures lost him friends and backers. Still, he kept on until he wore his old life out, and this evening ho died. His son, a well-to-do druggist in New York, re fused to help the old gentleman, and the ooor authorities have possession of the body to-night. An Investigation will be made of his records, as it & believed that Chapin possessed valuable knowledge of sonkon treasures. CTff" OUT THEIB TONGUES. The Horriblo Method an Infirm Chinese Couple Took to Suicide. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. Sacramexto, June29. Win Ok and his wifo Di Toy cut their tongues out this evening in. an underground den in the Chinese quarters. Ok bled to death and his body was discov ered this evening. The woman wiU proba bly die from her Injuries. The pair was old and poor and for the last couple of years the Chinaman's sight has been failing, until finally he gave up work. Rather than surfer the privations of hunger the pair determined to dlo. Thoj-had.no hope of help from their own countrymen, as tho Chinese Oow no sympathy for the old or unfortunate Suicide of 'Squire Thompson, GREKXSBiraa, Juno 29. 'Squlro S. G. Thomp son, ex-County Commissioner, who took two ounces of laudanum Sunday at noon, died at 11 o'clook last night. The cause of the sui cidal not Is still a mystery. H. H. Bade baugh, of North Jeannette, has committed suicido in a similar manner.' " -". OLD ENOUGH TO QUIT. A Man Who Has Seen a Century of Life Tries to Commit Suicide. EXAMINER HOFFMANN SAVES HIM. He Thought the lord Had Forgotten Him and Wanted to Hie. ROMANTIC ST0ET OP JOSEPH TAPER "IJnstwantedtogo to the other world," gasped Joseph Taper as he fell back Into the arms of a Dispatch reporter yesterday. "I wanted to quit this world and have been waiting to be called away for 101 years. I've been here so long I guess1 the Lord has forgot all about this old man. They took away my liberty again, and if I can't be free In this world I want tp go to another one." The scene of the conversation was in a padded cell underneath the Homeopathic Hospital. Superintendent Slack stood in the doorway. There was the old ex-slave with his skin drawn like parch ment over his wasted frame, while his bushy -white hair brought out sharply the lines of his wasted face. Hewas still leaning against the reporter and above him stood Examiner Hoffmann, of the Depart ment of Charities, holding tho Improvised rope with which the old negro had tried to end his life. Had the visit to the cell been delayed Ave mlnntes longer, a lifeless body would have been Its sole Inhabitant. Victim of a Demented Mind. , The old man has gone so far Into the sun set of life, and received so many buffets from the world, that his mind was wander ing. On Friday he had fainted In the street and had been taken to the hospital by the police. He Is the grandfather of Scott Taper, the well known colored ex pollceman, and Is really 107 years old. His entire appearance indicates that. At the hospital he became violent, and on Sunday had to bo placed In the padded cell. AVord was sent to the Department of Chari ties, and Examiner Hoffman, in company with a reporter, went down to the hospital in the afternoon to see the man. After chat ting with Superintendent Slack for a short time tho party proceeded to the cellar. Colonel Slack glanced in the little opening in tho door, and then jumped back with the crv: "Ho Is trying to hang himself." The heavy door was quickly thrown open and the party hurried In. Mr. Hoffmann at once let the man down, and the conversa tion above given was brought out. The old man, deprived of his liberty had become despondent. He could not understand why he had been locked up and in his worry he had torn up part of his cloth ing and made a rope. It was believed that it was impossible for aperson to injure himself In the padded cell. The old man had succeeded in fastening the rope in the small opening in the grating. The Old Man's Own Story. After he had recovered sufficiently he said that he was born in New Town, eight miles from Winchester, In 1787. His master was Major Chambers. When 20 years old his master died, and he was sold to a man in Georgia. There he suffered tortures equal to those endured by Uncle Tom under Legree. Nearly 60 years ago Taper, who was then In the prime of bis life made a break for liberty. After months of suffering, and hiding in swamps by day and traveling by night he finally reached the North. From there he reached Canada. He lived peacefully there for about 10 years and then came to . Pittsburg. He has been re siding In this city for the past 0 years. Lately he has been living out Wylie avenue. Several times before he' made ap plication to tho Department of Charities to be sent to the ooor farm, butr each tlmA 1iLl .Tolatirea 6CIectcdDn4dayJUsuhaL.wen tiered away from home and his 'relatives ma not Know no was at tho hospital. They still "wanted to keep him, but in his E resent condition it was deemed best to pnt 1m in the Insane department at the poof farm, where he can bo carefully guarded. Yesterday evening he was taken there. He did not want to mo vo at first, but when he was told where ho was being taken ho said he was glad to go. A DEFENSE OF MASONRY. Tho Eloquent Speech of an Ex-Baptist Minister In a Boston Conference. SPECIAL TELEGBAX TO THE DISPATCH. Bostos, June 29. The row over Masonry which the Baptist ministers inaugurated last week was continued to-dayr with re newed ardor. The Rev. Sullivan L. Holman, an ex-Baptist minister, who Is now in mer cantile life and a member of theTremont JTemplo Church, replied to the Rev. Mr. stoaaara's aaaress oi last monoay. He Is a Master Mason and spoke from his stand point in defense of the order. Among other things he said: "Never in my life have I witnessed any Masonic ceremony that I would not have been perfectly willing to have held in my own parlor In the presence of mywlfo and daughter. Never did I realize so thoroughly the solemnity and reality of death and eternity as when taking the final oath mak ing me a Master Mason. A Mason must re gard the Bible as tho Divlrfo revelation. Does a deistist believe that a Mason must believe In prayerl Does a deist believe in prayers? He must also believe in a personal God. Masonry has no creed, but it has con stitutions." The Rev. S. F. Frost, of Ashland, said that he had been a Mason for 27 years. Before he could get further the Bev. Hinckley raised a point as to whether Mr. Frost was a mem ber of the Conference, and on receiving an affirmative answer, immediately asked If his assessment was paid. Mr. Hinckley was ruled out of order. MARBIED IN MAINE. The Daughtcr-ln-Law of General Hancock Weds a Wealthy Botttonian. rSPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. New York, June 29. Mrs. Russell Hancock, the widowed daughter-in-law of the late Gen eral W.S.Hancock, was married on Thurs day last to Mr. EUerton Lodge Dorr, Jr., of Boston. Mrs. Hancock was the daughter of the late Nicholas Gwynn, of this city. Sho Inherited an estate of a million dollars at her father's death. Two children were born of her marriage with Russell Hancock, both of whom are living. About a year ago an engagement of mar riago was announced between Mrs. Hancock and Lieutenant William C. Rafferty, of the First Artillery, who was and Is now stationed at Governor's Island. Lieutenant Rafferty was a friend of the Hancock family, and is a popular officer, xnasuie engagement had been broken off was a matter of surprise to a gieat many people. Mr. LodgoDorr comes ofa wealthy Boston family. Ills father and Nicholas Gwynn, the father of the bride, were close friends for years. He was mar ried to Mrs. Hancock in the church at Sor rentoMe., tho home of Mrs. Isaac Lawrence, sister, of. the bride. , THE HIGH WATER MAKE. Its IReachedhythe Missouri and People Are Moving Out. Chebokee, Ia., June 29. Governor Bois arrived in this city to-day and after survey ing the fiooded district issued a proclama tion calling upon all of the Mayors of cities in the State to raise 'a fund and collect necessary food and clothing for tbo support of 500 people. A dispatch from Kansas City, Missouri, says that the Missouri river is at a dangerous stage. At 5 o'clock to-night tbo water was three feet above high water mark. Many families along the river and in the lower parts of the city are moving to higher ground. At St. Joseph it is feared that a new channel will be cut, leaving many farms on an island. At other points on' the river low lands are expected to be submerged. THPAT.Tm ON A COWS H0ENB. A Farmer's Wife Fatally Injured While Feeding a Calf. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. Alliaxce,0., June 29. Mrs. Sherman Clark, wife ofa farmer residing near Malvern, was tprobably fatally injured this afternoon by ansenraged cow. Mr. ana jars. Clark were, feeding a cow and a calf In afield when, a' uog -Began oarnng at tne cow. anima 1 besoming lniuriated aade: wi Mrs. Clark was standing in the way, andVfailing to i eacape, sne was caugnt ana lmpaieu uj the sharp horns of the animal. She was dis emboweled In a horrible manner and much torn and bruised. Her recovery Is doubtful. A NEW LITERARY EPOCH WILL BE USHERED IN WEDNESDAY WITH THE COPYRIGHT LAW. President Harrison Preparing Hls'ProcIa mation on the Subject Foreign Govern ments Will Reciprocate the Protection for Their Authors librarian Spofford's Views on the Law. SPECIAL TELEGBAM TO THE DISPATCH. WASHiitOTOS, June 29. President Harrison has been in frequent consultation with Mr. Spofford, the Librarian of Congress, recently and will in few days issue the proclamation prescribed by the International copyright law of last Congress, which goes into effect on Wednesday. In anticipation of this new law the Governments of Great Britian, France, Belgium and Switzerland have sig nified to the United States Government, through tho proper diplomatic channels, their readiness to avail themselves of the facilities offered .by it to their citi zens for copyright here, by granting to American authors equal privi leges with their own citizens. By tho terms of the act tho proclamation of the Preslder" cannot be leeally issued until Wedne? ,"lyl. Whether the President Will lSfi Grcat7'V f. "r-'al proclamation also for '"fiJ'D v .Belgium and Swltzer- land, Oi- '0 - countries give as- "ms to grant the necessarr rei rec. ''Of. 'Jb.ns. is uncer- it . '&0, tain, but he has vCa consideration, and ts o ? le has ",. "'Ojwct under Pjx , consideration, and ls o !' 7 ,t within a week at least and thett-O? l epoch, so long desired Dy American &., , puDiisn ers and printers, will be usherevn. "The addition to the work of the copyright office here," said Librarian Spofford" to-day, "through the extension of the copyright sys tem, will no doubt be considerable. It isnot likely, however, to show a very large in crease immediately, since some time, will be required for new publishing arrangements and contracts to be entered into by foreign authors, who may avail themselves of the privilege of copyright here. It is not prob able that the importation of foreign printed books now extant will be effected in any wayalthough that is not absolutely certain, but tho importation from abroad of all books written and published after the law goes Into effect, except such books as claim no Copyright here, will be summarilly cut off. "under the law," continued Mr. Spofford, "the Library of Congress, beginning on Wednesday, wiU be brought into anoveland Intimate relation with the Customs Bureau of the Treasury Department In Its task of preventing the illegal importation of pirated copies of such publications as shall have been copyrighted by American citizens here, or by foreigners abroad, in conformity with the terms of the copyright act." JOHN W. FOENEY'S DAUGHTER. She Is the Woman Mixed Up In the Messe-role-Larhig Murder Case. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. PROVTDEitcE, June 29. Mrs. Comstock, the woman in tho Messerolo-Larbig murder case, is very well known here. She was once the wife of Walter J. Comstock, whoso father and uncle were for many years the leading beef dealers of Rhode Island, and they amassed a large fortune In the busi ness. Walter J. Comstock is the second son of the late Andrew J. Comstock. About eight years ago he visited some friends in Washington, and there he became acquaint ed with Dovey Forney, whose father was then running a political newspaper at the capital. They were married not long after in great style in Washington, and after an extended wedding trip came hore to lite. Mr. Comstock'S father built him an elogant residence. Soon there was heard whispers affecting Mrs. Comstock. A petition for divorce was filed by the hoabuna,.kDdtit was granted. Then Mrs. ComstJOCETwciit toibebad with A rush. She went to Now lork and then drifted back to Providence. The house she lived in was raided by the poIice,and to save herself from going to the State Farm she agreed to leave the city. A dispatch from Philadelphia says that Mrs. Comstock Is a daughter of the late John W. Forney, the well-known journalist of that city. WILL NOT BE RECOGNIZED. The Chilean Congressional Envoy Still Silent at the Capital. Washtsotox, Juno 29. Don Pedro Montr, the Chilean Congressional Envoy, allowed another day to pass without making hi3 ap pearance at tho Executive Mansion or the Department of State. It now begins to ap pear that the mission with which Senior Montt nnd his associates, are charged, is a failure in so far as their officials recognition by the United States Government is con Mmed. and it is Imnrobable that tbev will be received In any capacity, either officiaUy or unofficially, by any Executive officer of this Government. Early in the history of the Rebellion the Confederacy sent representatives to London and Paris to secure recognition for their cause. Mr. Seward, then Secretary of State, Bromptly instructed Messrs. Adams and ayton. United States Ministers to London and Paris, respectively, to notify the Gov ernments of Great Britain and Franc that the receptiou of these Confederate Agents, either officially or privately, "would be re- farded by the United States as cause for reaking off diplomatic relations. 3o it has been the uniform custom of the United States Government, and a custom which will not, in the judgment of diplomats, be broken in the case oi Chilean Insurgents to refuse to recognize revolutionary move ments in American Republics. It is said in diplomatic circles that this custom is founded upon good policy and tends to con serve American Interests. THE GRANT STATUE ARRIVES. It WUl Be Unveiled at the Army of Ten nessee Reunion. Chicago, June 29. Tho Grant statue, the largest bronze ever cast In America, arrived in Chicago to-day ready to be erected in Lin coln Park. It will be unveiled during the twenty-third reunion of the Army of the Tennessee. A meeting of the organizations of the Executive Committee was held to night and the date for the reunion, which was postponed from last year on account of an accident to the statue, was finally decided upon as Wednesday and Thursday of the first wesk in October. The annual oration will be delivered by General A. Hickenlooper, at the Auditorium, on the evening of the first day. Invitations to attend and respond-to toasts at the ban quet will be sent to President Harrison and his Cabinet, ex-Presidents Cleveland and Hayes, Henry Watterson, ex-Governor Gordon, of Georgia; General Vilas, of Wis consin, and to many of the most distin guished men in all parts of the country. KIDNAPED FB0M PrnSBUBG. The Story Told by a Youth at the Barge Office In New York. INew York, June 29. Alexander Kilpa trick, 19 years of ago, Is detained at the barge office. Ho arrived here to-dayon one of tho Incoming steamers. He tells' a story of having been kidnaped from Pittsburg in proofthat he is an American citizen. He says 'a hotel keoper named Lyon got him nnder the influence of liquor and whilo in that state of intoxication he whs shippod to Stxaits of Gibraltar. He said ho was badly treated on vessol. From there he was taken to Holland, Ho made his escape in Holland 'and worked his passage over. The Barge authorities are Inclined to believe his story and will investi gate the matter. SWALLOWED UP BY THE RT7EB. Terrible Sequel to a Shantyboat Raid in Allegheny. A sequel to Lieutenant Thornton's raid on the shantyboat speak-easy at Herr-'s Island Saturday night, was turned up yesterday In the finding of the body of Constable David, Sherborn, of the Eighth ward, Allegheny. When the offlcors boarded the boat a num ber of tho visitors jumped into the river. Sherborn wns one of the number. The river was dragged yesterday and his remains were discovered just a short distance below tho boat. He lived withbiswifeandtwochildren, on Ohio street.- Last evening the Coroner held an inquest and it was decided that Sliorborn's death ill caused by aooldsatal drowning. -'-( 1.J&I THREE CENTS FELL ON MOUND Councils Ignore the Mayor's Yeto and Pass the Poor Farm Ordinance. THE BEASOtfS PRESENTED By His Honor Against a River Front and Vast Acres of Land. ME. KEATING THINKS HE IS MAD. Fire-Boat and Buried Wire3 Receive an Un explained Setback. THE CONTROLLER OS A POPULAR TOTE Councils adjourned for the summer yester day, after a long and lively session. Several subjects of importance were up for consider ation, and a host of minor business which taxed the patience of the restless members severely. Mayor Gourley sent in a lengthy message vetoing the new Poor Farm ordin ance, and his rather strong language, which found some admirers, kept up a heated dis cussion. The letter is given in full on the fifth page of to-day's Dispatch. The ordinance passed both branches over the veto with few dissenting votes. Contrary to expectations the underground wire ordinanco was sent back to the committee, and no action was taken on it. Thefireboat and water tower ordi nance met a similar fate, and both go over ' until next fall. Controller Morrow sent a letter urging the necessity of a popular vote for the issue of bonds to pay off numerous street contractors with accounts against tho city. The abatement of the smoke nuisance assumed tangible shape in a blank ordinance introduced by Mr. Warmcastle. Debate on the Mayor's Veto. The Mayor's veto reached Select Council first. At the end of the reading Mr. Keating moved to receive and file the message, after which Chairman Ford announced that tho Poor Farm ordinance would now be con sidered. The. bfll was read at length by Clerk Booth. Mr. Keating It is the duty of Councils to pay proper respect to the oipmon of tho chief executive of the city, no matter what their personal opinion of the man may be-, and I hope the document will be received in that spirit. Speaking for myself I am very sorry to find that, as usual with the Mayor, his message contains a great deal of matter that it would have been betterfor the Mayor if left unsaid. Had the Mayor confined him self to a discussion of the points he pre sented against the ordinance Councils would have been compelled to discuss only those points and to have explained to the people why they disagreed with the Mayor, but ho has gone out of his way to drag into the con troversy other matters irrelevant to the sub ject. Unfortunately some people are gifted with a ready tongue, others with a ready pen, and more unforttrmately still, some Seople seem to be under the impression that ' they cah only write voluminously about any matter they accomplish wonderful re sults. Now as to the objection presented here against tho provision for a riverfront I have stated frequently the necessity of such a provision. When tne Mayor recently waan-rocnibar of the Board ox Award vhe," with the other members of that department, recommended the purchase of one of four farms on river front. I do not know whether he was a party to these recommen dations or not, but if he was not he failed to say so. There must be a provision for a bountiful supply of water in a building of this kind. I remember when the Allegheny County Workhouso was built there was a supply of water from one of tho most beautiful springs I ever saw, and it was expected to furnish an unfailing sup ply. But in less than six months the man agement had to sink artesian wells, and, alter all, they had to build water works. If wo don't get a river front it will only be a few years until we will have to build water works at enormous expense to supply tho buildings. All In the Purview of Cottncils. "As to the question of the cost of tho land," continued Mr. Keating, "wo should remember that while this ordinance gives Chief Elliot authority to select a farm suita ble to the needs of his department, the whole matter comes to cur purview, and Councils can then say whether the price will suit or not. 'Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad.' The Mayor must cer tainly have been nearly mad when ha sat in his office and scribbled such sentiments as those he expressed in Tclation to the city contracts. As Chairman of tho lato Depart ment of Awards, ho voted for innumerable awards of contracts nnd put his signature to every one of them, but at that time never liad a word to say as to the abuses he now calls attention to. As to tho Amoskeag engines, anyone who desires to make truthful statements and will take the trouble to investigate will find that Pittsburg, by Inserting In her adver tisement for flro engines a special device, had saved thousands of dollars In repairs and was far better off than other cities." Dr. Evans Thoireasons furnished by tho Mayor convinoe me, but in fact I did not need them. I do not believo in paying high ' prices for river front farms. Fifty or 73 acres away from a river at a total cost of $25,000 would be sufficient for a poor farm. The city Is not buying Schenley parks for her paupers. A 75-acre tract, situated 150 feet above and away from a river, would answer very well for the inhabitants of a poor farm. The idea of pretending to make money out of paupers is nonsense, and to think of profitable farming on land that cost from $400 to $600 an acre Is simply preposterous. When land costs over. $50 an aere it cannot be made to pay for farm ing purposes. The Mayor's message is a ' timely discussion, and its contents are all pertinent to the subject. I oppose froingto ' buy land anywhere that will oe encroached upon in a fewyears by manufactories, and I oppose going further away from tho city than ten miles for a farm because of the cost of transportation. Mr. Keating You votedforthis ordinance, -didn't youT Dr.Evans Yes, sir. Mr. Warmcastle I am In favor of sustain-, ingtheveto. There Is no necessity for river front farm, and the Mayor has ably shown it. Itwould have been far better to make the ordinance general as to location in or der to stimulate bidding. and keep down prices. Then if a river front Is necessary it could be selected and bought cheaper. I am ready to vote for the veto, although I do not " indorse the reflections made upon various matters. As Honest as Any City's Councils. , Mr. Perry One would think from tha Mayor's remarks that Conncilmen arax simply a band of robbers unless thoy agree with the Mayor. It is a great mistake to -speak of Councils in that way. They are as honest a set of men as in any other city, and , n if people would only attend Council meet ings thoy could see how fairly and above board the public business is conducted. Mr. Perry and Dr. Evans then had a long . discussion about tho water supply at Mor- : ganza Eeform School, after which the ordi- nance was passed over the veto by a vote of 27 to 5, as follows: , ' Ares Slessrs. Anderson, Benz, Binder, Brown. - J -Hronhv. (.'areniurh. Collins. Doyle. D. P. .Brans.-1 Gillespie. Henderson, Jones, Keatrnr. KlngJrj Warmcastle and Warren 6. In Common Council the veto also created;, ; cunsiuerauio uisvusaiuu. lira vua&f no the Mayor's message, and placed the ordlo nance ooen for discussion. - Mr. O'Donnell The ordinanco wffl, of & JiaiUtews, .Miller, .uurpuy, jkwi, jicvurxr, '- McKlnley, Paul. Perry, Boberuoa, Trench, Win-1 ,' iama, Wilson, and President Foru 17. v-- Nvs Messrs. C. Evans. Lamble. I'raaenheka.. i it of those who control this Council, yet it wllU Js,. not be an expression of the people. Mr. & Gourley was elected by tho votes or the po-:,. pic; this Council was elected at the same '. ' time. Now there Is a difference and tho question, is which is right J That is a ques tion that has not been before tho -.iZ people yet. The Mayor says the ordinance &! Ia jm a fAWfe Alfa vjVav nA ft A Al -W W a !2. S 19 WAUUg VrtiUULiUSi UUUC1 HUgvuuuiUVi " jFm I ueparHuenre. Hkya tue uruurauw wuipnw It would bo decided and tha Mavor wottla ba2 sustained; ts to would be la all Iho poflttea e, -- m jw
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