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THE' PITTSBURG DISPATCH, MONDAY, JULY 6, 1891
WHQKASWEAKENED?
The Troposed Great Double Scull-
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denly Declared Off.
GAUDAUR CLAIMS THE FORFEIT.
Hanlan States His Side of It, and Says
That the Ex-St. Lonis 3Ian Is
Afraid to Row.
TIIE HOMEWOOD SUMMER MEETING.
A 1 Tennis Tonniamtnt a Altoona Genual Sport
ins News of the Par.
Tor.oj.TO, July 5. Hanlan and O'Connor
cannot procure a shell in time for the date
fixed for their double scull race with Gau
daur and McKay, and o the bis event is a
thins of the far-distant Jutnre. Hanlan and
O'Connor expected Kuddick would build
them'a shell, but after Rivins an order for
the boat Ruddick ent vordthat he could
not build a shell in time. They then had re
course to Wharin, who said that he could
have a boat built before the end of July.
The race va-to have taken place between
Jnlvlj and 20, and the Toronto pair asked
Gaiidanr and McKay to give them an extcn-
Eton of ten day
The three oarsmen and R. PUsette, Gau
daur's backer, met this morning at Dave
Wards' to see if some terms could tot be
made. TheOnHia man would not ltearofa
Totpoiiciiient. and was obdurate to the ar
guments of his opponents. Seeing that they
must forfeit the present race, Hanlan and
O'Connor offered to make another race to
come off in August, but their challenge was
not accepted The result i that no race will
bo rowed, and Hanlan and O'Connor forfeit
the $100 dcjKit.
O'Connor alo offered to row Gaudaura
single i-eull race, but the Orilltan refused
tlii- challenge. While Gaudaur and McKay
"w ere to be expected to claim their pound of
Jleli, their unwillingness to make another
race seems to show the white feather of
retreat.
Of course each party has his own view of
the matter, and a reporter interview ed both
sides. Han aid- ' Cuiudaurvhowed the white
feather straight. He wouldn't potponc the
xaee, and he w ouldn't arcc to row us at any
other time than tm that particular date. He
claimed the $1X lorfeit. out this we think he
lnot entitled to. Why there was an oiler
from Orillia of fsCOto have the race rowed
there. Hamilton and Rarric were also de
sirous of getting the race. Gaudaur's action
i-an out-an-our funk. O'Connor offered to
row him a single scull race, but oa should
liave seen htm get out of P.ne Ward's! He
tlipped away just about asquicklyas ho
could."
Gaudaur left town yesterday afternoon for
Onllia in a erv di-gusted frame Oi mind.
He averred the Toronto men had found out
they would not be in it in a race with him
and McKay, and they had adopted means to
gctont of theagreenient. "Hanlan wanted."
he said, "a ten-d:iy'potponement,as Wharin
had uuaraa'eed to have a boat ready by July
31. 1 was perfectly willing to agree to this,
providing new articles of agt cement were
drawn up, igned and a deposit made before
the present one was destroyed. I pointed
out that mease he agreed to a postponement,
the articles dra-n up some weeks ago
would become null and void, in which ease
lie would hae no claim on the $100 .forfeit
put up by Hanlan andO'Connor. Thisdidn't
i-nit them, .and they iefued to say anything
on the subject ot drawing up a newagree
incut till postponement was agree" to by me.
Their refusal to draw up new articles
suonea tnnt tnev uidnot want to row. I
claim that forfeit of $100 but had I agreed to
the postponement, I would necessarilv have
given up all right to it. As soon as Haitian
and OXonn lr had got their deposit they
would have let us whistle for a race. I spent
SHin bringing a double scull boatfiomSt.
Louis. Io, and incurred other expenses,
pud the Toronto pair have not laid out a
cent on the prospect of a race. As to row
ing O'Connor a ingle scull race, I cannot do
soiio.sis lam negotiating with Teenier,
but I shall be happj to accommodate him
after I get through w ith the McKeesport
man. meof the blame of this postpone
ment of the double scull race attaches to
me. We will row on Jul 20. as agreed on,
or we will draw up new articles for a race to
be rowed tendajs later, but no postpone
ment, I am not going to be done out of that
loifcit, and then hai c no race take place."
SATURDAY'S BALL GAMES.
The League.
Atritltburg, morning game
Pittsburg. o 000120104
Ilsslon 001 400005
llattcries Kirc and Mack; Nichols and Bennett.
AflcreuMtn game
riusimrg. n ooiooooo l
Jioston n 0100001" 2
Jtattcries ISaldniiiand lierger; Stalcy and Ben
nett. Xt Chicago, morning game
CBtrajro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00
ItrooUyn. B OIOOOIO' 8
Ralleries Luliy and Itowinaa; Hemming and
Kln-low.
Allomoon game
Cuicaco 110 0 0. 01000 2-5
Itmi'llyil 3000000 OU0 30
iltitterus Hutchinson and KlttriUge; Lovett and
Dal.
At Clrcinnatl, morning panic
Oticinllatl ,.. 00000002 02
2"i "Vort. 1 0000200' a
lotteries Mullanc and Harrington; ltusie and
Jtacllrv.
Altcrnoon game
rturlnnatt ,n 00200200 4
J"rvr York 0 0000005 5
lUtteries lthim-s and Harrington: Ening and
Bui-Um.
At Cleveland, morning game
devdind 0 0 2 2 1 1 S 0 415
l'MfadvlDlila 1 O 2 0 0 0 1 0 10 14
liatt-riei Vlau, Ilavls and Zlminer; Esper and
Clements.
Aft'-rnoon game 2J22.
Cldchind 0 010000001
1'lill.ldclphla 0 2013003" 9
Ilatlenes Knauts and Zlmmcr; Thornton and
Cleiuiut.
The Association.
Athletics, 3: St. Louis, S. Athletics, 13; St.
Louis, 3. Columbus. 4: Boston,". Colnmbus,3;
-Tension, 10. Washington. 5: Louisville, .
Washington. ?; Louisville, 7. Cincinnati, 7;
Baltimore, 10. Cincinnati, 2; Baltimore, 9.
To-T)aj's Leagne Scliednlo.
Boston at Pittsburg. Philadelphia at Clevel'd.
.Ncwr York at Cincinnati.
lirooklj u at Chicago.
To-Pav's Association Schedule,
5U Louis at Philadelphia. Cincinnati at Baltimore.
Columbus at Boston. Loulsillle at Wash'ton.
The Shadysldes All Kight,
fSrECIAI. TELEGUAM TO THE DISrATCn.J
Bm.Eit, July 5. The Shadysido Maroons
of Pittsburg, played two games with the
Timcs team, winning both of them. Pollow
JngarCjthe scoies:
S". .2 0013000107
Miadrslde, 2 001 10300 1 s
MIMMAHY TIutH-lias,; lilts l)arl, McNeil.
Base on tialls Troutniau, Pipjw Tagcarr, D.uls
2; Italist. Thompson. lilt bv nflchcr Habstl
Mruckout ltvs,uliunli. 3. j,v An', 10. Balk
Ayns. Umpires Itogtrs andMasbn.
Attcmoou glint:
Miadrside 3 10 0 0 111 17
Taw 1 02 0 20010 r,
-3lMAi: Tlnt-e-basc hit-Mc.Vell. Two-base
lilts Hale;. McXHI. Uavls. Ulam. struck out
By Join's, 12: bv llaWs, s. Bases on balls Trout-in-iH.
Joins.. Pupc. Tomp-on, Uabst. Balk l)ais.
Umpire Iii-kev.
IVon Them Both.
tSrrCIAI. TELEGltiM IOIIIE DIsrATCH.
rniLLirsnuKO, Julys The Jeannette Grays
came here yesterday and played the Water
Cures two games winning them both by the
following scores:
1'irst came
."ifsmictics
Wa ter Cn res
tCJIMARV Hasp
Cures.?. Mi-nek out
00117060 0-15
10014000 II-C
hlts-leannettes. IS: Water
u 3ic3iiiicn.lO;nvWclnic".9.
Batteries McSIullen
auo ueiDe; clnier and
jseliaclirau.
Second game
Jrannottes 0 010000135
Materrurcs 0 0010000 23
bUMMAKV ISasehlts-JeanncttcS: Water Cures
4.Mrurk otit-Itj Cowati,9: In ltalcr.3. Batteries
Cowau and l'.olic; Balscr anil Scuachran.
0'KEIL GONE WEST.
The rittsbnrs President Saya He Has Three
Shortstops In View.
President O'Xeil and P. L. Aultman, a di
rector of the Pittsburg club, started for tho
West on tho limited last evening. Mr.
O'Xeil denied that he was after Shu5wt to
play short, and claimed they were going to
Chicago on private business. Ho remarked
that anybody who saw the games with Bos
ton on baturday lene w that the infield needed
strengthening, and he had three shortstops
!n view, but he thought it would be bad pol
icy to name tliembelore ho secured one. It
is believed lie is after men from some of tho J
western leagues.
If a shortstop can be sijrned Miller may ro
to lett Held, Keilly to third base and Maul
given a chance in the box.
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HOMEWOOD SUMMER KACES.
Flyers Begin to Arrive for the Grand Cir
cuit Inaugural Meeting.
Local horsemen and others who have an
admiration for trotting and pacing races are
now centering great interest in the Home
wood summer race meeting, which begins
to-morrow week. It is the inaugural meet
ing of tho grand circuit and consequently
will be of national importance. Already
well-known horses have arrived at the track
to take part in tho races. Monkey Rolla,
Vespasian and others got here Saturday.
During a conversation regarding tho meet
ing yesterday Secretary McCracken said:
"We will have some great entries. I have
heard from such trainers and drivers as
Qutnton, Turner, Splan and Goldsmith and
they assure me that tho meeting will be a
great one. There are 133 entries for tho
Point Breeze meeting this week and we are
sure to secure the entries of all the best
horses there.
"We are doing everything possible to have
the truck in first-class condition, and I
think it will be so. Of course, -e expect
large crowds to witness the racing because
we are putting up a very large sum of money.
Depend upon it, there will bo some good
horses here, and if the weather is fine the
meeting will likely be tho best we have
had." J '
THE A1T00NA TOTTENAMENT.
Some Interestinc Kvents Arranged for Ten
nis riaj ers Donble and Single Contests.
'SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE FISrATCH.
ALTOOJ.A, .Inly 5. The annual tennis tour-
! nament of the Altoona Cricket Club will
begin in this city, Monday, July 20, and last
1 several uays. xae events win ue lurgeuwe
! men's doubles and singles, ladies' singles
and mixed donbli'S, and will bo governed by
i the rules of the I'nited StatesNational Lawn
icnnis .Associnuoii, .uerc iuo uetisiuaa ui
the referee are final.
Play will begin each day at 230 p. r. Each
match will bo for the best two out of three
sets: except in tho finals when thebest three
out of flvo sets will be played. Advantage
games will be played in all sets.
Prizes will be given as follows: First and
second, gentlemen's doubles: first and sec
ond, gentlemen's singles: fltst and second,
ladies' singles; first, mixed doubles. Tho
entrance fee is to be $1 for each player in
each event, and must accompany the notice
of entry. Entries must all be in before 12
o'clock noon Saturday, July 18. At last
year's tournament there were several en
tries Jrom Pittsburg and vicinity, also from
Philadelphia, and these visitors carried
away manv of the prizes from the local
players. As a result, some sharp playing is
expected by the local players in order to
capture the lost prizes.
MTEE AND CARROLL.
Efforts Being Made to Arrange a Battle Be
rn een These Lightweignts.
Chicaoo, July 5. Alf Kennedy, of Streator,
was in the city yesterday in consultation
with Frank Sbaw and T. R. Cowles, of the
Minnesota Athletic Club, with a view to ar
ranging a match to take place before that
body between Billy Meyer and Jimmy Car
roll. "If a contest is arrangedbetween Billy and
Carroll, and I am sure I would like to see
them come together," said Kennedv, "I
would much prefer it totakr place at St.Paul
or Minneapolis than at a point larther away
from home. "ot that we are in any way
fearful of unfair treatment wherever we go,
Jiut St. Paul is much more convenient to
Chicago and a big attendance could bo ex
pected from all over this State. That and
the fact that I don't like the climate down
there is the only objection I have to going to
Xew Orleans."
Carroll is nowat White Bear Lake prepar
ing Fitzsimmons for his fight with Jim Hall,
and a fight could be easily arranged pro
vided the men are willing and the club hang
up a purse. However, Messrs. Shaw and
Cowles will do nothing thereanent until
they return home.
Somewhat Encouraging.
The Pittsburgs are at last beginning to
show w hat they are made of. They are still
in seventh place, but are not likely to re
main there long. After getting a severe
dressing down at Cleveland, they went to
Chicago and gave Anson seven kinds of jim
jons by w inning two games of the threo
played there. O'Xeil has decided to unload
some of his superfluous material. Ho began
some time ago by releasing Stalev. Last
week he let Mratton and Browning go. His
team seems to be better balanced now. The
Pittsburgs will return home Saturday for
their second "go' with tho Eastern clubs. If
Baldwin and King can do as well as they did
lastyear, the visitors will have no snap.
Spurting Timet.
Archer "Was the "Winner.
fSrECIAL TELEGRAM TO TIIE DISrATCn.l
Wellsville, July 5. The bicycle race yes
terday between Walter Archer, of East Liv
erpool, and William Stevenson, of Wheeling,
was won easily by Archer, he coming in at
the finish fully 110 yards ahead of Stevenson.
The race was oiie mile, for a purse and gold
medal valued at $51, and a great deal of
money was bet, tho terms being about even.
General Sporting Notes.
MAYEBdidnotgo West with the Philadelphlas.
Dave Okb says he will be able to play baU next
season.
I'or Smith says he has not made a settlement
with the Boston club jet.
MdDES's hand Is still swollen and he cannot
pitch.
IT Is understood that the Cleveland Club has al
rtady applied for the disinlssaluf Umpire Battlu.
IT Is said that Paul Hincs Is worth close to 40.000.
onc-ltalf of Hluch he has saved out of his baseball
earnings.
No. SoTGoodwIn's "Turf Guide"' Is out and It
Is. like its predecessors, first class. -Nobodj who
takes an interest in turf matters should be without
It, as it contains all records up to date.
. THE'.Washington club has becu compelled to give
up the Idea of pla ing Sunday games on account of
the refusal of the 1'cnns) Ivania Kailroad to stop
trains at the park where the jjmi's were to ha e
been plaj ed.
"Washikgtoj- would be be a great elty with a.
wlnulng team." remarked oneof the Washington
players yesterday. "As they won't pay even talr
salaiies. they will have a hard time in gutting a
w Inner, " was the response of one of the Boston
men.
Secketabt-Tbeascheb Davis, of the New
England League, has resigned, giving as his rea
son lack ef time to attend to the duties or the posi
tions. Not a club has put up the tVJO cash guar
antee and there Is not a cent in the Treasury ot the
League.
If there Isn't enough management connected
with the Pittsburg team to suit evcrv one. It Is
only because people are hard to suit. "While Han
Ion is managing O'Neill and O'Neill is managing
Hanlon. Carroll. Miller and the others aretrjlnc
to managing both. Then the newspapers are do
lug their best to run things and the directors there
alter to take a hand. Sporting Tunes.
THE FISE EEC0BD.
The stock room and shipping department
of thePontiac, Mich., knitting works, with
most of tho contents, were badlv damaged
by fire Saturday night. Loss $35,000.
A Fins, supposed to have been caused by
fireworks, broke out on the corner of Chest
nut and North Canal streets yesterday morn
ing at 4 o'clock. An alarm was sent in from
box lli A window curtain w as all that was
consumed.
Early yesterday morning the Park Thea
teratSt. Paul caught fire and was enthely
consumed, the firo department having hard
work to keep theflrefiom spreading to ad
joining buildings. The. loss on the building
is over J30.000, and on stage properties $5,000,
and it is mostly covered by insurance.
Four, blocks of frame buildings in the cen
ter of La Grande, Ore, burned Saturday
mgni. xne nro started in the kitchen of the
Blue Mountain llotel.iiid many of the guests
escaped with difiieulty. Among them were
United States Senator Dolph and lainily,
Mrs. Dolph losing valuable diamonds, neck
lace and u gold watch. Tho total loss is
about $125,000; insurance, $40,000.
As alarm from box S7, at 4:30 o'clock yes
terday morning, was caused by the burning
of four small frame, houses on Fifth avenue,
near Boquct street, Oakland. The fire caugh t
in the kitchen ol the house occupied by Mrs.
Mary Burchfleld. The flalnes spread quickly
to the ono-story frame building occupied by
the branch of the Improvement of tho Poor
Society and tho next house, occupied by
llobcrt Stevenson and family. These two
houses, with a four-roomed "house on the
upper side of the ono occupied by Mrs.
Burchfleld, were completely gutted. The
house burned so quickly that the occupants
had to get out in their nightclothes. The
four houses belong to Mrs. Burchfleld, but
were on leased ground owned by the Schen
ley estate.
II. B.
"What would you do? read our display
ad this paper perhaps you can tell then.
Bogcs & Buhl.
Irojt Crrr Beek bnilds up trade. Wher
ever placed sold. Telephone, llbU
ROYALTY 'AT CHUECH.
Emperor TVilliam Breakfasts 'Early
With His Grandmother.
THE LIFE GUARDS ARE INSPECTED.
The Queen Accompanies Him to Trinity
With Her Suite.
THE IMPERIAL PLEASURE JAUNT
IBY CABLE TO TIIE DISPATCH.
London, July 5. The Emperor William
rose early at "Windsor to-day and took a
ride, returning to breakfast with the' Queen
and the royal family. Immediately after
ward he started in a carriage for the Vic
toria Barracks, accompanied by the Prince
of "Wales, the Duke of Connaught and the
Duke of Clarence. The Emperor was in the
undress uniform of the Corps Garde," be
decked with Prussian orders, and wore a
plumed helmet. The Prince of "Wales was
in the uniform of a colonel of the Life
Guards.
It being a semi-State occasion only the
military attaches of the German Embassy
and the English Equerries, attendant upon
the Emperor, followed the royalties. Thecar
riages of the royal party were preceded by
mounted police and outriders. Onarrivingat
the Barracks square, the Emperor found the
Liie Guards drawn up in line, with the
Scots Guards in the rear. He shook hands
with the commanding officers and then in
spected the troops, passing up and down
the lines and minutely scrutinizing the
equipments of the soldiers.
This buisness over, the troops escorted
the royalties to Trinity Church. The Em
peror, entering, occupied the royal pew in
the central aisle, the other royalties and a
number of members of the Emperor's and
Queen's households filling the pews in
the rear, and the troops and guards occupy
ing the galleries.
The Spectacle in the Church.
The interior of the church presented a
brilliant spectacle of diversified yet harmo
nious colors the white-robed choir in front
f 41-iji .(It-no ntirl 4-lin Atrp eF nliHAi'inrr nm.
ui i lit aiL&Li iiiA li-iu jna ut iniitiig uiu-
forms in the center, with the somber back
ground of civilian attire. The Guards band
played Mendelssohn's march while the roy
alties were entering. The succeeding hymns
were sung to the band's accompaniment.
After the singing of "Onward Christian
Soldiers," the sermon was delivered by the
Queen's Chaplain, Arthur llobins, who re
ferred to the self denying lives of Christian
record, mentioning General Grant, Count
von Jloltke, General Gordon and Father
Damiens. The service over the congregation
stood while the royalties left, the Emperor
and royal party driving back to the castle.
"While the Emperor was at Trinity, the
Queen, the Empress and Princess Beatrice
drove to the private chapel at Frogmore,
attended by the ladies of the household.
The Bishop of Eipon officiated.
The Koyal Party Takes Lunch.
At luncheon, which was served in the
banqueting hall in the castle, the German
.Emperor and .Empress met ine Dnae and
bridegroom of to-morrow, Prince Aribert
of Anhalt and Princess Louise of Schles-wig-Holsfein.
The great table was laid
with the massive gold plate, which the
Queen permits to be displayed only on spe
cial occasions. x
After Jluncheo Tthe "Qncen and the Im
perial party proceeded to the east terrace
of the castle to listeria the Guard's band.
Some 15,000 people Vd assembled there,
among whom the. Prince of AVales and the
Duke of Connaught moveJ the Emperor
looking on beside the Queen iWlie windows
of the terrace. In the afternom the Em
press and the Prince and Princesof "Wales
drove to Cumberland Lodge,to viiitPrince
and Prinrav-Cri'siiuireiijijiing in time
for the family dinner party. " "
The day concluded with a sacred concert
in St, George's Hall. 3Iadam Albaui and
the principal soloists received the per
sonal congratulations of the Emperor and
Empress.
It is reported that the "Wimbledon review
has beeH rearranged, the Emperor, grat
ified.at yesterday's reception, accepting the
programme without further caviL
VISITED THE WORKMEN.
CARNOT HEARTILY GREETED BV THE
FRENCH POPULACE.
An Attempt to Stop the Prosecution of M.
de Lesseps on Several Grounds An
American Cordially Received Mr. and
Sirs. Palmer Are Entertained.
BV CABLE TO THE DISrATCII.
PAEIS, July 5. President Carnot visited
the workmen's dwellings at Belleville to
day, accompanied by hisaides,Gen. Bruvere
and CoL Toulza, both of whom wore civil
dress. There was no police escorts. The
President was heartily greeted by the
populace. Afterward he distributed prizes
at the technical schools. In addressing the
pupils he spoke of the value of an art
education.
Letters from Sardinia saj that brigands
attacked the railway station at Chihvani,
the principal station on the line between
Porte' Forres and Caglarie. The railway
employes state that the band numbered W)
and Were armed with rifles. The brigands
were kept at bay during an hour's ijring
and then fled. The brigands blocked the
line, ransacked the depot and disappeared.
The Galois, the Figaro and other papers
are pleading for the abandonment of the
prosecutions of M. de Lesseps on the
grounds that he accomplished his scheme of
piercing the Isthmus of Suez with a canal;
that he has the cross of the Legion of
Honor, and that he is an academician and a
"Grand Francais" generally.
The State Athletic School to-day received
the members of the Manhattan Athletic
Club of New York on their ground at Bois
de Vincennes. In the evening the athletic
societies of France gave them a dinner at
the clubhouse on the island in the lake in
the Bois Du Boulogne. There was much
speech-making and the Americans returned
warm thanks tor their cordial treatment.
The prizes won by the Manhattan repre
sentatives yesterday are worth $600. A
special prize will be presented to Queck
berner. The party will return to London
on Tuesday.
Jin and'Hrs. Potter Palmer have been
entertained by Minister Guyot and wife.
Thev have also had an audience with Minis
Kocne, accompanied by Mrs. J. A. Logan.
Itoche intimated his willingness to appoint
an ofljeial women's commission tor the
Chicago Fair.
Mrs. Itussell Harrison and Mrs. MclCce
have made a long excursion on the Seine in
Mr. James Gordon Bennett'syacht.
EIGHTEEN DB0WNED AT PBACTICE.
Soldiers Dumped in the "Water "While Mak
ing a Bridge.
Beexe, July 5. A party of soldiers were
practicing the construction of a pontoon
bridge across the Aar river near Soleure
to-day.
The structure upon which they were at
work capsized and 18 of the party were
drowned".
-ZBANCE IS COMING 0VEE.'
An Appropriation of SG00.000 to Be Made
for Her Exhibit.
Paris; July 5. The Commission on" the
Columbian World's Fair have held a meet
ing at the Ministry of Commerce.
It was decided to ask the Chamber of
Deputies for an appropriation of 5600,000.
SET. SPUBGE0 SEBIOUSLY ILL.
Bis Physician Says He Is in a Most Danger
ous Condition.
London, July 5. Mr. Spurgeon has ex-
penenced sudden increase of kidney con
gestion accompanied by nausea, drowsiness
and prostration. -
Sir. Spurgeon's physician says that the
patient is in a most dangerous condition,
and that the utmost care is required. The
deacon of the Tabernaclehas arranged for
constant prayer meetings in the Tabernacle
to-day.
A Letter From "Wanainaker.
Berlin, July 5. At the closing session
of the International Postal Congress at
Vienna a cable dispatch was read from Port
master General "Wanainaker, of the United
States, thanking the Congress for selecting
"Washington as the place of holding its next
session.
KILLED FOR A DIME.
A MIDNIGHT CALL IN ARKANSAS RE
SULTS IN A MURDER.
The Tragic Ending of a Dispute Over a
Trifling Amount or "Wages Due The
Assassin Surrenders and Virtually
Makes a Confession.
fSrECIAL TELEGRAM TO TJTE DISPATCn.
Pine Bluff, Akk., July 5. "Warren
Anderson shot and instantly killed Horace
"Williams, of the Oliver plantation, 13
miles from here, at 1 o'clock last night and
rode at daybreak this morning to the resi
dence of Sheriff" Frank Silverman, in this
city, and surrendered himself. The mur
dered man was found dead this morning near
Anderson's house, with a shotgun wound in
his back. "When seen at the jail to-day by
your correspondent, the prisoner spoke
very freely about his crime, and virtually
made a confession of a murder that appears
to be in all its details as atrocious as any in
the history of criminals.
He relates that at about 1 o'clock last
night he heard raps at his door but at first
paid no attention to them, thinking they
were scratches from a dog's paws. Later
on, when the raps were repeated he arose
from his bed to examine into the cause of
the disturbance and through the glass
door saw the form of a man on the
gallery in front of his house.
He took his shot gun and
opening the door, approached the form,
which he recognized as belonging to Horace
"Williams, who last Thursday had worked
for him and whom he owed a balance of 10
cents. He asked "Williams what he wanted
at that time of the night and received the
reply that he had come for his 10 cents.
They both left the house and "Williams
attempted to walk around the building,
when Anderson stopped him and asked him
to come to the gallery and have an under
standing abont the matter. They sat down
together, and Anderson proposed to call
"W right Hudson, a neighbor, to settle the
dispute. At this "Williams became alarmed,
not wishing to be seen at Anderson's house
at this uuseasonable hour, and attempted
to run away, when Anderson shot him with
deadly result
"When asked why he shot "Williams, who
was pparently unarmed, and who he ad
mitted had made no tin eats, Anderson made
evasive answers and could give no plausible
explanation. Anderson is atough character
who has been in bad scrapes repeatedly.
Last spring he had a difiieulty with Eliis
"Wiley, his nephew, who stabbed him se
verely in the leg, the wound causing con
siderable pain.
NOT LOST, BUT DEFEBBED.,
"What Mr. Gompcrs Says of the Failure of
tho Carpenters' Strike.
Samuel Gompers, President of the Feder
ation of Labor, reached the city from New
York last evening. He spent the night
with "William Martin, and will leave this
morning for Steubenville where he will at
tend the labor celebration to-day.
Mr. Gompcrs was asked what he had to
say about the failure of the carpenters'
strike. He was informed that thev blamed
the Federation for not helping them
financially after he had assured
them of the organization's sym
pathy and support. In answer he
said: "I don't think the carpenters who
make this charge are sincere. This strike
has not failed, it lias only been deferred. If
the carpenters are honest they will not say
that we did not help them. The strike was
lost for the present for a number of reasons,
and I haven t time to discuss them now.
One, I think, was the stringency in the
money market, which kept many people
from building who otherwise would have
put up houses."
Mr. Gompers was accompanied by Secretary-Treasurer
Evans, of the Federation.
BBUTALLY BEATEN BY E0BBEBS.
Their Victim Lies Unconscious and TVill
Probably Die.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TOE DISPATCH.
F.ME, July S. Henry D. Young, a prom
inent business man of this city, lies uncon
scious to-night, the result of a murderous
attack last night. Mr. Young, who is a
prominent Gfand Army man,' attended a
picnic, and while on his way home he was
attacked and beaten almost to death and
robbed. ,
He was found late in the night and ral
lied sufficiently to relate his story, but to
night he relapsed and his recovery is not
expected. Mr. Young was not ablelo give
any account of his assailants, but the loss
of the money and gold watch explain the
motives. The dying man was at one time
in the firm of Cochran & Young, manu
facturers and dealers of paper. The au
thorities have no clew to the robbers.
THBEE E0TJGHT WITH PISTOLS.
A Barrel Stave, "Wielded by a Woman, Is
Effectively Used.
"Washington, Ind., July 5. Meager
reports have been received hereof a terrible
shooting affray yesterday at Indian Springs,
Martin county, 25 miles northeast of this
city.
Farmer Huff quarreled with John Arm
strong and another man; all three used re
volvers. Armstrong was shot in the head
and the unknown man in the bowels. Both
are mortally wounded. Huff was slightly
wounded, and he fled to escape arrest.
Huff is one of the wealthiest men in the
county. Armstrong's sister joined in the
fray, and knocked down several bystanders
with a barrel stave.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Mbs. Moimisoir, who took poison at No. 6
Church street, Allegheny, last Thursday,
and who has been in the Allegheny General
Hospital ever sinco, was discharged cured
yesterday.
- The body of William Luckey, one of tho
men drowned by the capsizing of u skiff at
Braddock Saturday night, was found yester
day. The deceased was employed at the
Braddock Water Works and lived at La
trobo, whero tho body was taken. The
Corqner will hold an inquest to-day.
Mayor GocnLETstates that the story about
his not having invited Councilmen to at
tend the Fourth of July celebration is
wrong. Ho sent invitations to both Pitts
burg and Allegheny Councils. He desires
all persons having claims against the com
mittee of the celebration to present their
claims at his office this afternoon and re
ceive their warrants.
Don't Throw Money Away.
This morning, starting promptly at 8
i'clock, we place on sale 1,000 of our men's
best suits at the bargain price of 59 a suit.
Don't throw money away; we say don't pay
515 or 518 for a suit which you can buy from
us to-day for 59. Here are a few samples:
Men's fine silk mixed cassimere suits," fine
black cheviot suits, mixed cheviots, a beau
tiful line of men's light colored cutaway
tweed and cassimere suits, and elezant
homespun and diagonal suits. All go" for
59 each. We make this offer for to-day only.
At 6 o'clock to-night the sale of 59 suits
closes. We want to show the public what
real bargains are.
P. C. C.-C, (Pittsburg Combination Cloth
ing Company, corner Grant and, Diamond
streets.
i BIG'SEACOAST GUN.
The First of the Kind Ever Built
in the United States.
IT IS A FORMIDABLE WEAPON;
Constructed at Great Cost and After Many
Difficulties.
soiJe FIGURES ON THE LATEST TEEKOR
Washington, July 5. Army officers
throughout the .country are very much in
terested in the 12-inch high-power steel
gun, the first ever built In the United
States, which is now at the proviug ground,
Sandy Hook, waiting to be tested. The
gun was shipped from the "Watervliet Ar
senal, West Troy, June 3, and if Gen
eral D. W. Flagler, Chief of Ord
nance is satified with ,thp carriage on
which the gun rests, the experiments will
be made the latter part of this week, the ex
act date not having been selected. The oc
casion will be made a historical one, . for it
will mark the beginning of a new era in
American ordnance. Besides the Chief of
Ordnance, Secretary of War Proctor, Sec
retary of the Navy Tracy, and many distin
guished officers of the army and navy will
be present
The Hudson river has borne on its bosom
many and varied articles of commercial and
implements of warlike importance, from the
jjtins that were constructed at Cold Spring
tor General Washington's array to Ericsson's
monitor, but seldom anything of greater
National importance than this new 12-inch
breech loading rifle. The advent of this
gun means a step onward for us as a Nation,
and announces the fact that we have ceased
to talk about our coast defenses and have
begun to act. It is called a "type" gun;
that is, it is a type of all the 12-inch guns
that are to be manufactured for seacoast de-
feese.
Careful Calculations Made.
It has bean carefullv studied theoretically.
and all the calculations as to its strength,
velocity, and energy made. The gun has
been constructed upon the basis of these
calculations, and this week the calculations
will be tested by actual firing. If the re
results obtained are satisfactory as to ener
gy, velocity and endurance, and if all the
parts work satisfactorily from a mechanical
standpoint, the gun will be pronounced
satisfactory by the board of ordnance offi
cers detailed to try it. Using this gun as a
standard, the Ordnance Department of the
army will then proceed with the manufac
ture of additional guns of the same kind and
calibre.
A few figures and dimensions may be in
teresting in connection with this gun. Its
length is 36 feet 8 inches; greatest diameter
outside, 3 feet 10 inches; weight 51 tons;
weight of projectile, 1,000 pounds; veight
of powder charge, 550 pounds; velocity of
projectile on leaving the gun, 2,000 "feet;
penetration in steel armor at 1,000 rnrds
from the muzzle, about 23 inches. The
main body of the gun is composed of a tube,
a jacket and 30 hoops or rings. The breech
mechanism weighs about 1,900 pounds, and
is so delicately balanced that one man can
open and close the breech.
Construction of the Gnn.
The gun has not been constructed without
difficulties. And in the light of the obsta
cles thrown in the path of the War and
the Ordnance Department, the accomplish
ment of the duty will give the people an
idea of what the army can do when supplied
with all the machinery necessary for the
construction of modern ordnance." From
the close of the war in 1865 np to 1881 the
Ordnance Department was unable to
obtain sufficient appropriations to enable it
to adopt any dehnite- system of gun con
struction; From the lavish expenditures ofl
the war an unwise post-bellum economy
was adopted, and the Ordnance Department
was left with nothing to do but to try to
make modern guns out of old ones that were
built in the hurry and scurry of the war.
The Government had on hand a large
quantity of smooth-bore cast-iron guns
which, in their day? were probably the best
in the world. Various plans were tried for
changing these guns into rifles by inserting
steel and wrought iron linings, banding,
etc In these experiments the department
followed the example of foreign nations
that were looking toward the same ends.
After many years of theory and xper
ment in Europe the question of gun con
struction was finally settled on the basis at
present practiced both here and abroad.
The theory was developed for use in the de
partment by one of Its officers, based upon
that applied abroad, with certain modifica
tions. Experiments on a small scale were
made by shrinking hoops together, and the
results of theory and practice were 'found to
agree.
The Great "Work Necessary.
The difficulties encountered were i many.
Laek ofmoney and of facilities for handling
heavy weights were a constant source of
anxiety and trouble to the officers in charge.
Everything had to be handled and shifted
bv hand. Such a luxury as a crane was out
of the question. The Government was too
poor to buy one. As a consequence, this
absence of necessary machinery for handling
added greatly to the cost of
all construction. Another difficulty was
the inability to obtain skilled workmen.
Only a few of the men had ever done serv
ice on gun work, and consequently the ma
jority were timid and cautious. In spite of
these drawbacks, however, work was begun
on the 8-inch and 10-inch guns, and the 25
small guns, 3.20-inch calibre, were sent
back to have certain improvements made
in them.
In the course of two years the eight and
ten-inch guns were finished and the alter
ations made on the 25 small guns. Fifty
more of the latter have been made, and 25
more arc about half finished. After the
eight and ten-inch guns were completed
work was immediately opened on a ten-inch
wire gup, on Captain Crozier's design, and
also on the 12-inch gun, which is now at the
proving ground. A i--mch steel mortar,
the first in the country, is also finished.
To the credit of the department it may be
said that all these guns have been con
structed in cramped circumstances in the
original small shop, the only additional ap
pliance for handling heavy "weights being a
15-ton traveling crane that was put in about
two years ago.
Building .1 Big Gunshop.
In the meantime, the department, with
the aid of Congressman Charles Tracey, of
Albany, succeeded in securing appropria
tions i'or building a modern gunshop, with
proper tools and appliances for handling
heavy weights. The north wing and cen
tral portion of this building are already
complete. Tn o traveling cranes of 30 tons
capacity each are in operation, the smaller
machinery is in place, and the-large-lathes
are now "arriving and being placed in posi
tion. The building at present erected is abont
700 feet long and 75 feet 'wide. The new
or south wing is under construction. It
will be 300 feet long when finished, mak
ing the total length of the shop 1,000 feet.
The south wing will be provided with a
traveling crane of 120 tons capacity, and
.wide enough to accommodate 16-inch guns.
with tho necessary machinery for their con-
Etruction. The central part of the building
Contains Wie I'll. iui iisaeuiutmjj me puns OI
the guns, and the whole is lighted by elec
tricitv. "Work on 12 8-inch guns is going on in
both the old and the new shop, on 10-inch
guns as fast as the forgings are received,
and also on 3.20-inch and 5 inch guns and 7
inch howitzers. The effects of a proper
plant and of proper facilities for handling
guns will soon be apparent inthe increasei
output ana ine aecrcasea
facture.
time of manu- 1
A Prominent Actor's Suicide.
Pasis, Jhne 5. M. Dequercy, a promi
nent actor of the Uouffes Fansiennes, has
committed suicide.
For Western Fennsylva
nia: Slightly Warmer,
West Winds.
For West Virginia an&
Ohio: Generally Fain
Ulioiecrs in Southern Por
tion, Stationary Tempera
ture, Slightly Warmer at
Columbus. Variable Winds.,
PrrrsiirnG. July 5. The United States Signal
Service officer in this city furnishes the following:
July 5. 1830. July S, 1S3U
V ,
8 AH -r-60 8 AM 63
- 0 -
010am w ... 10 am ...
0
llAM ... 11 AM ...
0
12 m 70 12 M ...
2rM 73 2ra ...
5pm ... 5rx ...
8 PJT G3 8 PJI 60
I
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$$ $
TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL.
Maxlmnm temp 74Mean temp 65.5
Minimum temp 57 Rainfall 03
Range 171
RIVER NEWS AND NOTES.
IVhat Upper Gauges Show.
TVabren Ktvcr 8-10 of one foot and fallinff.
U'eather fair. ind pleasant.
Mohgaxtow?,- Klver 4 feet 6 Inches and sta
tionary. Weather cloudy. Thermometer 87 at 4
r. m.
Brownsville River 4 feet 9 Inches and station
ary. Weather clear. Thermometer 68 at 4 P. M.
The News From Below.
New Orleans Cloudy, rain this afternoon.
Arrived and departcd-S. L. Wood and tow, Pltts
burir. Memphis Departed-City of Vlcksburpr. St,
Louis, p. 31. River stationary; cool, raining.
LocisVlLLE-Rlvcr falllnpr. 6 feet 5 Inches In
canal, 4 feetl Inchon falls. Ohio will pass at hild
nltht from Cincinnati to Memphis. Clear, pleas
ant. CINCINNATI-Rlver 11 feet 8 inches. Clear, cool.
Vicksbdhg Hcaw rain to-dav, weather cooler.
Passed up. Belle of Memphis. i?t. Louis, 7 A.M.;
passed down, Cltv or New Orleans, ir.ll,; ar
rived. City of Monroe, 6r. M.
Picked TJp on tho -mtarres.
The marks on the wharf show 5 feet 6 Inches and
stationary. The wharf is rapidly filling up with J
ooais mat nave completed tnelr trips and are now
tielngupfor the summer for the repairs and refit
ting that are always necessary after a trip. There
are now eiRht towboats tied up, and more are ex
pected in this w eek.
Tltf Pminwt. .... 1.,.v.i... f.V. .!-
The Hudson left Cincinnati yesterday for this
port.
The HK. Bcdlord will leave to-day, atnoon, for
Parkersburg.
The Samuel Clark passed Louisville on her way
up, yesterday.
The Keystone State will be the regular Cincin
nati packet to-day. She will get away about 4 P. 31.
TnE Lizzie Bav is due to-day on her regular
weekly trip from Charleston.
The Cruiser arrived yestcrdav with empties. She
will go down to meet the Charlie Clark and assist
her.
TnE towboat John Orm caught fire at New
Orleans, but was saved, with the assistance of the
TNasp.
SEVERAL SADLY MAIMED.
More Children Who "Were Injured by Fire
crackers A Little Girl Loses Her
Sight The Record of Mishaps Mounts
Up to Ten.
Ten accidents were recorded yesterday.
Four of these occurred on Saturday to chil
dren, some of whom were badly injured by
firecrackers. The list follows:
Botd JohnBoyd.of CraiR street, Alleeheny
fell through a w mdow of C- XV. Smart's drug
storo early yesterday morning and cut the
muselo of his right arm. He lost-a great
quantity of blood and his arm may bo dis
abled. Tkeaoer Walter Trcagcr on Saturday put
a cannon-cracker in a beer keg at Sedgwick
street and AVashington avenue, Allegheny.
The cracker exploded and the keg burated.
A flying stavo completely cut the skin off one
side of liisfnce. He -was taken to his home
at 2J0 Franklin street.
BntJST Hermann, tho little son of Peter
Brust, an employe in the Allegheny Park,
yesterday shot himself in the arm with a re
volver. Mvrpht John Murphv, aged 21, had his
thumb and two fingers blown off by a fire
cracker late Saturday night on Beaver ave
nue. He Is now at the Allegheny General
Hospital.
Bole Hugh Bole, an old man.who lives on
Almond alley, oventeenth ward, fell from
tno second-story window of his house yes
terday morning, suffering internal injuries
and breaking five ribs.
FooARTr Mike Fogartv. of Steuben street.
had his right leg crushed at 6 o'clock yester
day morning at Singer, Ximick & Co.s mill,
West End, by an iron door falling on him.
Hadrick Charles Hadrick, son of Sergeant
Hadrick, of the Fourteenth ward police,
station, was badly burned on Saturday
while setting off firecrackers. His condi
tion is serious.
H alless Patrick Halles, of Corks Run, at
tempted to get on car No. 7, of tho Charticrs
line, yesterday morning and wns thrown un
der the carand injured internally.
McFaddes Alice McFaddcn, 7 years old,
will lose the sight from her rteht eve hi- n.
cracker exploding in her face on Saturday
night.
Welsh Willie Welsh, a small boy of
Singer's row, accidentally fired a bullet
through his lett hand on Saturday night.
PITTSBTJEG BECEDS TWO PLACES.
Nearly All of the Clearing Houses Do a
Decreased Business.
Bostojt, July 5. The statements of the
clearing houses for the week ending July
4 are as follows:
Inc.
Dec.
11.6
14 0
8.1
New Tort..
....'M,802.2S
... 91.649.SX)
... 74.531,000
... 62,861,217
... 17.aftJ.7M
... 16,109.410
... 14.0M.f76
... 12,1.61,250
... 12,022,324
... 6.218,22)
... 7,024,367
... 8,781.486
... 3.474.051)
... 3,3ai,79
... 8.5U5K
... 6,171.W0
... 4.274.8U0
... 5,2l').!07
... 4.131.29!
... 4.481.318
... 3.9l,.t)C2
... 4,233,787
... 3,712,200
... 2,801,200
... I.XIVIM
... '1, 087, tiff.
... 1.450,3I5
... 3.250H,9
... 3,271.608
... 1,619,006
... 1,572.067
... 1,.V0,182
... 1, 625.225
... 1.313.072
... 1,2X1, U
... 1.31.1,144
... l,57--i.8r
... 1,242,237
.. 1,130. 454
.. 1,108.661
.. 7.112,746
.. 1,213,471
.. 2.310.702
.1,020,332.672
. 426,030,434
iioston.
Chicago. .
1'lillaUeli
mill
Ilia.
19.5
St. Louis..
6.U
4.0
28.5
22H
22.7
13.7
ii'i
San Francisco
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Pittslmrg
Kansas City
Louisville
Buff all
New Orleans
Galveston
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Providence
Detroit
Cleveland
Omaha
Denver
St. 1'anl
Indianapolis .
Columbus
Memphis
Dulnth
Dallas
Hartford
Richmond
Nashville
Portland. Ore
Salt Lake City
Washington
Peoria
St. Joseph
Sprlngflcld
Rochester
New Haven
Worcester.....
Portland. Me ,
Montreal
Halifax
Huuston
Sixty titles...
OutsideNew Tork.,
377.8
24.9
17.0
13.4
15.5
11.1
15.5
17.8
6.0
'i'.h
4.1
0.5
4.1.5
10.0
4.2
27.0
1.3
3.8
9.4
14.4
10.9
7.7
s
is'j
7.4
7.4'
ii'.s
10.8
12.8
"3J7
" Not included In totals.
HEGE0 KILLED BY A MOB.
Trouble reared by the Whites In Conse
quence of tho Shooting.
Tkenton, Tenn., July 5. News reached
here yesterday that a negro named Thomp
son had been killed at Dyer, a small town
75 miles north of here, by a mob of white
men. The details of the affair are as fol
lows: The negro, whose name was Thomp
son, had a quarrel with a white man named
Taylor about n account presented by Tay-'J
lor to tnc negro, wno denied the. account
and abused and cursed Taylor, pulled out a
pistol and fired two shots at him.
The negro is a regular tough and quite a
desperate character. On Friday night a
mob of unknown white men broke into the
Tidirrrt'a tinnae nnil nlin liim fmiy lim(. Tn.
jay telegrams have been received here from
the citizens 01 Dyer, saying that the negroes
are congregating in the "town, also that there
are a number ot unknown negroes in the
town. Parties came here this afternoon
verifying the' report and asking assistance
from the people here.
DE. KOBERTS SJEAKS.
Defense of th& lane Seminary Pro
fessor Accused of Fraud.
WflTTHE LETTER WAS DESTROYED.
Dr. William E. Moore Scrapes Off the Mud,
and Two Other Doctors
ADYISE THE WHOLE THING DISMISSED
Dr. "W. H. Roberts has written out for
The Dispatch his reply to the charges of
fraud made against him in obtaining his
professorship at Lane Seminary. He un
tangles the Allegheny stray letter story,
which was dwelt upon 'at length in The
Dispatch of Thursday. Dr. Roberts' let
ter is dated at Cincinnati, and reads as fol
lows: The attacks made upon me in certain re
ligious and secular newspapers culminated
mat week in the revival and publication in
Cincinnati of a story which has been current
forsometiino past, and concerning which,
at the suggestion of the Kev. Thomas II.
Bobinsonand the Eev. Dr. W. C-Koberta, I
liave said nothing for four years. Tho
charge wns published In the Commercial
Gazette or June SO, and was to the effect that
a letter intended for Dr. W. C. Koberts. con
cerning a professorship at A.legheny Theo
logical Seminary, had been taken and used
by me for tho purpose of securing my elec
tion at Lane Theological Seminary. With
respect to tho Lane professorship it is suffi
cient to state that said letter as not even
mentioned by me to any of tho trustees or
fnends.of Lane Theological Seminary until
some time after my election. Tho facts of
tho case have been already rpcited in tno
letter tprinted in the Commercial-Gazette at
July 2,. and written bv Dr. E. It. Monfortin
1S87, and by Dr. E. D. Morris on the day of
my election to Lane as a professor, June 10,
1SS6. To complete the evidence in connec
tion with my election, I furnish for publica
tion the following letter recently received
from Dr. XV. E. Moore, another trustee of
Lane, who, with Dr. J. G. Monfort and Pre
served Smith, Esq., deceased, were tho com
mittee of Lane trustees to nominate a pro
fessor: The Letter From Dr. Wm. E. Moore.
"Columbus, O., July 2, 1S9L
"My Dear Mr. Koberts:
"Someone called my attention to tho
screed in the Commercial of June ZX I' at
once set my memory to recall tho facts as
they occurred in Minneapolis. Captain
Elias Monfort gives the origin and sequence
of wha occurred in the Assembly in refer
ence to the choice of you as professor at
Lane Jnst as they occurred. Dr. J. G. Mon
fort first mentioned the matter to me as hav
ing occurred to Mr. Preserved Smitli and
himself. Mr. Monfort has correctly stated
my concurrence. You showed me, whether
before or after the mention of the matter of
the professorship, I do not remember, a let
ter or telegram from the Fourth Church,
Albany, requesting a prompt answer to their
call or proposition. It was that fact which
led tho trustees ibo were there to issue a
call for the meeting of the board.
"I did not hear at Minneapolis from any
one the breath of a suggestion of a call to
Allegheny a3 being probable and so a mo
tive lor baste.
"I did not hear of the letter referring to
Dr. W. C. for, I should say, two years alter,
when it was referred to very much as in the
Commercial-Gazette. I at once denied the in
ference that tho committee had been to in
fluenced, and even question the fact of any
such letter having been written, showing
that tho letter from Albany, which did
hasten committee's action, might glvo some
color to the other story, which I regarded as
somebody's mistake.
"I am very sure the papers which I return
show very clearly that if tho existence of
Dr. Itobinson 3 letters as known to anyone
of the committee it was not known to me at
all. It was not used to influence the commit
tee either as to choice or haste.
"I sincerely nity the necessity as it seems
of scraping offthis mud. Yours truly,
"William E. Moore."
A Consideration of the Stray Letter.
Dr. Moore's letter, in conjunction with tho
letters of Drs. E. E. Montfort and E. D.
Morris, are conclusive proof that tho Alle
gheny had no connection with my election
as Professor at LaneSeminary. I now pass
to the consideration of the Allegheny letter
apart from its disproved connection with
Lane Theological Seminnry. The letter -n as.
written by Professor Thomas II. Itobinson,
of Allegheny Seminary, and was enclosed in
a letter written by him to the Iter. Dr.
Sample, of Minneapolis, as appears in the
following quotation, from a letter written
by Dr. Itobinson April CO, 18S7: "I enclosed
it in a letter to Kev. Dr. K. F. Sample, re
questing him to place it in Dr. W. C. Koberts"
hand?, as he would doubtless bo at .he
Assembly." That letter was handed to me
at my desk at tho Assembly, -n as carried to
my room at the hotel with other mail, and
was answered, if 1 remember rightly,
home 24 hours after its reception. My reply
began with thanks to Dr. Itobinson for Ins
good opinion, and closed by discouraging
the movement toward a call to Allegheny. I
did not and could not state the chief reason
for thus replying, viz., the deflnitepropos.il
from tho committee of Lane Seminary, and
I remained under the conviction that the
Allegheny letter was my letter until on
June 8, at Princeton, X. J.. I received for the
first time notification of the fact that the let
ter had been intended for Dr. XV. C. Koberts.
My reply from Minneapolis was received by
Dr. Itobinson in due. time, and in
tho letter already referred to ho
writes: "My fltst intimation of a mis
hap in tho matter was the receipt
of your letter acknowledging mine, with
thanks for the confidence expressed, etc.,
etc." He adds. "It was an easy matter for
Dr. Sample to make the mistake he did, for I
was not careful to add to Dr. Koberts' name
Secretary of tho Board of Home Missions,
which would havo been a better safeguard
than placing it in the bands of Dr. Sample,
1. e., Ido not think that I gave him any such
designation. The mistake between 'XV. C.'
nnd'W. II.' could readily havo been made,
especially by one who had a poor memory
for initials. There was nothing in the first
letter, aside from the address, which would
show that tho letter was not intended for
you. I have not a copy of it."
Dr. TV. C. Itoberts on tho Subject.
So much for Dr. Itobinson's connection
with tho mattor. What of Dr. XV. c. Kob
erts? In a letter, dated April 23, 187, ho
writes in reply to inquiries from me: "I have
never told anj-ono, much less parties, that
Dr. Bobinson's letter to me was sent to
your care, nor that you were solely respon-
filuie lur lis liiuuie lu ii;ui:ii inc. 11 J. Jiave
told u word on the subject I havo given the
exuet facts of the case, viz.: That a letter
addressed to me fell in some way into your
hands, and that though you were written to
by Dr. Robinson that the letter belonged to
me and not to you, it never reached me." It
is truo that Dr. XV. C. Koberts never re
ceived the letter of Dr. Itobinson. Dr. Kob
inson was absent from home when my reply
to his first letter reached Allegheny, and
his second letter arrived at Minne
apolis after my hasty departure, occas
sioncd by a telegram from my wife,
stating that my youngest daughter
wns seriously ill. On June 8, as alieady
stated, I received Dr. Kobinson" s third let
ter addressed to Princeton, and two days
later the delayed second letter from Minne
apolis came to hand. In his letter or April
Eoi 1337, Dr. Kobinson confirms these recol
lections of mino by stating: "I wrote re
calling the first letter and received a postal
from ou dated Princeton, June 8, in answer
to the third ono from mo stating that my first
had been destroyed somo days ago and that
my second bad not yet reached you." It is ev
ident, therefore, that Dr. Kobinson desired
that I should retflni the letter to him. The
letter, however, had been destroyed with
many other letters.
Why the Letter Was Destroyed.
Why did I destroy the letter? First, I am
a busy man, in receipt of an immense cor
respondence, and destroy very ninny letters,
especially at General Assemblies. To sort
and fllo all my letters would keep a clerk
busy continuously. Sccondtho importance
of tbo letter has been exaggerated. The
letter -was written by a friend, who was
neither (lirectornor trustee in the Allegheny
Seminary, and it t as not a proffer of or call
to a prolcssorshiD, but simply a "sounding"
letter, tn ascertain whether tho lecipient
would bo favorably disposed to a cull.
Third, inasmuch as' I received no further
communication at Minneapolis from Dr.
Kobinson, and had decided either to accept
the pastorate of the Fourth Church, Albany,
X. 1., or a professorship in Lnno Seminary,
I did not place any special value upon the
letter.
Such is tho history of the case. I dis
missed the matter flora my mind in Juno,
1SS6, ns settled, and it was not until the win
ter of that year and tho spring of 1887 -that I
discovered that the letter was befng talked
about to my detriment.
"Why the Matter Was Kept Onlct.
In April, 1887, 1 wrote to Dr. W. C. Koberts
and Dr. Thomas II. Kobinson, requesting
statements from them in the case. These
statements are in part printed in this com
munication, and their letters closed with
tho suggestion or adrice. to dismiss the
whole matter. Talking about the subject
however, with friends during the sum
mer of 1S87 I came to the conclusion
that it would bo well to nake a .
record of tho events connected with my
election to Lane Theological Seminary, and.
addressed, therefore, a note to Dr. E. K.
Monfort, which he answered by the letter
which has been already printed in the Cin
cinnati ainmercial-Gazette and other papers.
I may add that General, XV. 15. Xegley. tho
elder of the Shadyside Church, Pittsburg,
has written me to the effect that the state
ment attributed to him and published on
June M is without foundation, lie did not
refuse' me a "day's preach" In Shadyside
Church. Wm. Hexkt Kobikts.
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