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BLAINE'SALL RIGHT,
His Intimate Mend and
Political Adviser, Manley,
of Augusta, Says So.
WILL BE THE CANDIDATE,
Colonel Dudley Declares, if Xot Sow
Keadv, He Will Be When the Re
publican Convention Meets.
GORMAN TO LEAD TEE DEMOCRATS
Because the South Will Kot Have a
Northern 3Ian to Misrepresent
Their Interests.
CIIAIKJIAX KERR FOR CLEREOf HOUSE.
l'cnEfvlvania Democrats in Congress Indorse the Pop
ular lounjr Leader for the l'lace in the
"ext Congress.
I'EETTT LIVELY MJTICS I0U JIIDSTJM3IEB
ISrEClAL TFLFGUAM TO THE DISFATCH.l
Boston, July 2a Colonel "V. W. Dud
ley, of Indiana, has given ltostonians some
political pointers in an interview to-day.
lie name Blaine and Gorman as the Presi
ilental candidates, and makes a lot of other
predictions that are mighty interesting to
politician. "With regard to Senator
Quay's proposed resignatioi as Chair
man of the Republican National
Committe, Colonel Dudley said: "I
ha e seen no such letter, but I suppose that
Mr. Quay will send in his resignation to the
meeting of the committee to be held in
AVahincton on the 29th. It is one thing,
however, to resign and another to have the
i cognation accepted. Mr. Quay has re
signed before, and the committee refused
to accept his resignation. In my opinion
the committee will not accept it
now. I am personally opposed to
accepting his resignation, and the members
of the committee with whom I have talked
feel jut as I do about it This is no time
to let Mr. Quay go. The members of the
National Committee have the highest re
gard for him. They esteem him as a worthy
and able man. and there is no good reason
why they should let him go at this time."
"Will the Farmers Alliance movement
cut any figure in the next Preidental cam
paign?" "In my opinion it -will fall of its own
weight. It is a sporadic movement, which
had its origin in the dissatisfaction of the
agricultural interests, growing out of crop
failures. As soon as the causes which
brought it into being are removed it will
disappear. It is already fast losing ground.
The last time I was in the "West it was plain
to see that the Alliance was losing whatever
foothold it had possessed. No, I don't
think there is any likelihood of the Farm
ers Alliance amounting to very much next
year."
Gorman and lllalne.
"Whom will the Democrats nominate for
President?"
"Gorman," came the reply, sharp and
quick. "If I were a betting man, I wouldn't
be afraid to v agcr a pretty good sum on his
nomination."
"Why do you think he will be nomi
nated." "Because he is satisfactory to the South.
The delegates from that section are not
going to support Northern men who aro
opoosed to hat they suppose to be their
best interests"
"Then you think Cleveland is not in it?"
"Well, he"! in it, but not for a winner."
"Do you object to stating whom you
think Republicans will nominate?"
"Not in the least. They'll nominate
James G. Blaine, if he's alive. There is not
any doubt about that in my mind. In the
eent of Blaine refusing to "be a candidate,
the question 6imply becomes a doubtful one.
1 can say for President Harrison that his
admini-tration has been a clean and honest
one of public aPairs. If he failed in any re
spect that failure must be attributed to a
vaut of political tact in dealing with
the people. During the past 60 years bnt
tnol'residents hac been re-elect ed.namely,
Lincoln and Grant. Outside those two in
cumbents have been renominated at the ex
pense of unitv in the part v."
"What issue or issues can the Bepub
licans make their best fight on in the com
ing election?"
On broad patriotic issues', tariff and reci
procity." Elaine Is Still the Faiorito.
A dispatch from Detroit says: The
Tribune publishes the following:
"Captain William A. Gavett, of this city,
yesterday received an importaut letter from
J. II. Manley, of Augusta, Me., in response
to a letter written by him on the 18th inst.
The subjects of" inquiry on the
part of Mr. Gavett were the health
of Secretary James G. Blaine and
his attitude affecting the earnest desire of
the multitude of his admirers in the Repub
lican party that he become its standard
bearer in 1892. The reports are especially
Hgmficant when it is remembered that Mr.
Manley has for years been a warm personal
friend and the political confidant and ad
viser of the distinguished Secretary of
State. In effect Mr. Manley asserts that
Mr. Blaine's health is almost fully re
pained, and that he will return to Washing
ton in the fall with all his vigor and
strength of both mind and body. He
lurther states that Mr. Blaine cannot be
come a candidate for the Republican nom
ination, but that, in his opinion, if the Re
publican party wants him for standard
bearer in 1892, all it has to do is to nom
inate him and lie will accept."
BLAINE UPON HIMSELF.
He
Says the Bright's Disease Story Is a
Ilatulent Fake.
fSrlCIAl, TtLECKAMTOTIIE msrATcn.j
Bar Harbor, July 23. Mr. Blaine is
receiving fewer Tisitors than ever, and
epends several hours each day tranicting
State Department business with Private
Secretary Dent. A correspondent, however,
ha obtained a very positive statement from
Mr. Blaine himself, as to the recent story
published in certain papers and refuted in
The DisPATCn, which aimed to prove that
the Secretary of State was a victim of
Bright's disease. Mr. Blaine said:
"It is a flatulent fake. The trouble I
have now dates away back of the time set
by the correspondent who has so faithfully
transcribed this story from the 'Cjclopedia
of Medicine.' I firt felt my present dis
order when I was Speaker of the House,
awav back in the seventies. These all
night and all day sessions of filibustering
broke up my nervous system so that I
have.? never 'been able to do the work
that I once considered mere play. In 1876
I had another attack, to my mind the most
serious of any I have ever passed through.
Since then, whenever I have overworked,
or have been kept from my regular routine
of sleep and food, I have had to pay the
penaltyas I am paying it now. A man who
has withstood a fatal malady since 1874, as
it seems I have, should be able to hold out
until 1900, as I propose to do."
KERR AGAIN INDORSED.
KETSTONE CONGRESSMEN RESOLVE TO
SUPPORT HIM FOB. CLERK.
aialnh Gets a Complete Turning Down In
His Ambitions Efforts to Overreach
the State Chairman Quietly Told to Get
Off the Clerkship Track.
rsrsciAi. telegram to the dispatch.
Philadelphia, July 23. A confer
ence of the Democratic members of tho
Fifty-second Congress from this State was
held at Doonert Hotel this afternoon. The
object of the meeting was io settle defi
nitely upon a candidate for- the clerkship of
the next National House of Representa
tives and to discuss informally the political
situation of the State and the chances of
the Democratic party in the coming con
tests. The members present were: "Will
iam Mutchler, of Easton: J. B. Reilly, of
1'ottsville; Edwin Hallowell, of Willow
Grove; D. B. Bruner, of Reading; G. F.
Krcbs, of Clarion; E. E. Beltzhoover, of
Carlisle, and William McAleer, of Phila
delphia. State Chairman Kerr was in the
hotel but did not attend the conference.
The gentlemen immediately after getting
together took up the question of the clerk
ship of the next House. State Chairman
Kerr has all alongbeen the choice of the lead
ing Democrats of the State for the position.
while ex-Congressman LeviB. Maishhas
recently conceived the idea that he ought
to hae that position, and has with rare con
sistency boomed Chairman Kerr for every
office within the gift of the people of Penn
sylvania, in order, it is said, to have the
influential State Chairman out of his way in
his battle for the clerkship.
At the conference Mr. Maish stated to
the gentlemen present that he would like
very much to be the candidate for the clerk
ship. He said he believed he could win the
fight, and hoped that the gentlemen would
see their way clear to support his candi
dacv. This the gentlemen franklv stated
they did not see. If it came to Pennsyl
vania, as they thought it should, the State
Chairman was entitled to the office. This
opinion was the only one expressed.
Mr. Marsh did not think that he should
withdraw from the field and said so. He
also said that he believed he could win the
fight, even without the aid of the Pennsyl
vania delegation, but he added that lie did
not propose to make any fight against the
State Chairman, and would in no way inter
fere with the latter's election. He further
stated that if at the caucus next December
he found that Mr. Kerr's strength was
greater than his own he would turn in and
do everything in his power to secure the
prize for the State Chairman. The partici
pants in the conference finally decided that
Mr. Kerr was entitled to the office, and
agreed to give him their undivided sup
port. SAPPING WABBEN HABD.
A Significant Caricature on the Bird Book
Man Stirs Up His Friends.
rSPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.!
Scbantok, July 23. There was a sensa
tion in political circles here to-day over a
caustic attack which. Congressman Scran
ton's paper made upon the candidacy of
Major Eeett Warren for the position of
President of the State League of Republican
clubs. In its news columns the Republican
printed a caricature, displaying Major
Warren upon a hobby horse, vainly grasp
ing for a laurel wreath, with the significant
label of the League presidency.
The fiepuMican thinks that this citvshould
assume a position of neutility as Detween
Senator Robinson and Congressman Dal
zell. The caricature was the general subject
of conversation in the citv. The friends of
f Major Warren are very indignant, and
threaten all sorts ot vengeance upon Con
gressman Scranton.
CLEVELAND TO TAKE THE STUMP.
Tho Ohio Democratic Committee Invites
nim, and no May Accept.
Coltjmbtjs, July 23. The Democratic
State Executive Committee has extended a
formal invitation to ex-President Cleveland
to deliver not lees than six speeches in be
half of Governor Campbell during the com
ing campaign. The assurance was given
that the ex-Presidemt would accept snch an
invitation. Governor Hill, General Palmer,
Governors Peck and Boies, with Senators
Voorhees, Vance, Vilas and other repre
sentative Democrats, will be asked to aid in
the campaign.
James E. Neal, who led Governor Camp
bell to victory two years ago, was selected
as chairman of the committee. The State
campaign will open about the first of Sep
tember. DAUPHIN COUNTY FAEMEBS.
They Declare Against Judge Simonton and
for the Ocala Platform.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TnE DISPATCII.3
Harrisbueg, July 23. Tho Dauphin
County Farmers' Alliance met here to-day,
making quite a presentable showing. They
adopted a set of resolutions, indorsing the
Ocala platform; demanding recognition in
State affairs for the agricultural and in
dustrial classes; favoring free textbooks,
and the rigid enforcement of laws govern
ing the liquor traffic.
The resolution also objected to Judge
Simonton's indorsement for re-election by
the bar, and asserted that a judge should be
elected who would not only observe some
of the laws, but all of the statutes, and who
would deal out justice impartially; and de
manding for the farmers and workmen a
share of the county offices that are to be
filled this fall.
TWO SKELETON GIANTS.
"Tho Bones of a Prehistoric Pair Plowed Vp
on a rarm Near Chantanqna.
(SPECIAL TELIGBAM TO THE DISPATCH.;
Chautauqua, July 23. In grading for
an electric railroad to connect Lakewood
with Jamestown to-day, laborers plowed np
near Lakewood the bones of a man and
woman of remarkable size. Local historians
claim that they arc the remains of a prehis
toric race Whatever the facts may be, the
aflair has caused much excitement in this
section, and everybody has a theory for the
fckeletou giants. One "newspaper man here
brought home the femur and skull of the
man in a flour sack, and has them on exhi
bition at Chautauqua to-night. The current
belief is that they were white settlers, who
fell in the French and Indian wars.
A Aery curious and suggestive thing
about the find was that the lower jaw of the
man was intact, while that of the woman
was entirely gone, showing that womankind
were much the same in prehistorio times as
now.
THE LAST JUBY BBLBING CASE.
It Is Disposed or In ew Orleans by a Ver
dict or Acquittal.
New Orleans, July 23. The last of the
jury bribery case was called before Judge
fl
Baker this morning, that of Emile Bagnetto,
accused of attempting to bribe Tales Jnror
Dave Bonhage. After an hour's delibera
tion, the jury Teturned a verdict of not
'guilty.
A. BIO BAILBOAD DEAL,
By Which the Baltimore and Ohio Will Be
Greatly Benefited.
tSr-ECIAL TELEGRAMS TO THE DI6PATCH.1
New York, July 23. The report was re
ceived to-day that there are negotiations
between the Ohio and Mississippi and the
Baltimore and Ohio officials for
the lease of the former railroad
to the latter company. It is a plausible
enough story, since the Ohio and Missis
sippi is a natural extension of the B. & O.
and the only ontlet of the latter to St.
Louis. The B. & O. Southwestern has sev
eral times meditated leasing or buying the
Ohio and Mississippi, and at one time it is
believed to have had an option on it.
The Ohio and Mississippi is one of the
most direct lines between Cincinnati and
St. Louis, being 341 miles long. The Spring
field and Louisville divisions give it a total
length of over COO miles. The company has
always pursued a sturdy independence, so
far as the associations are concerned, and it
has figured a good deal in rate manipula
tions. If the Baltimore and Ohio.leased it,
it w ould largely result in clearing up the
traffic question.
TAKING CARE OF THE HEBREWS.
The Alllanco of America Formulates a Flan
of Organized Aid.
Philadelphia, July 23. An appeal
and plan of action with regard to Russian
Hebrew immigration was to-day issued by
the Hebrew Alliance of America. "United
efforts by Hebrews in all quarters of the
Union," it says, "will be potent in doing
what is required. Let every member of the
community give a little time and effort to
guide them where they can settle and make
a living. It is now proposed that the
establishment of small Hebrew communi
ties be furthered by the Alliance through
the medium of its branch organizations."
The appeal then outlines the plan of
operations, which provides that the entire
country shall be divided into districts; each
to be diredtly controlled by the branch or
ganization in the principal city of the dis
trict. The board of officers of each of the
branches shall appoint a number of their
members, whose duty it shall be to find lo
cations where one or more families may bo
settled.
MANY EXCUESIONISTS DUCKED.
In a Collision in tho Hudson River a Bare
Goes to the Bottom.
Albany, July 23. An excursion of
Knights of Pythias from Greenbush was run
down by the steamer Drew, of the People's
Line, about eight miles below this
city. The bow of the steamer cut through
the sides of the barge Merchant, which was
crowded with women and children, and be
fore anyone could realize what had occurred
the barge went to the bottom.
Fortunately the water was very shallow,
so when the keel touched bottom the lower
deck was still above water. The steamer
which had run aground remained with her
bow fast in tho wreck, and so
kept it from careening. Had the barge
rolled over the loss must have been
something frightful. Tugboats hastened to
the scene and began to take off the fright
ened passengers, while many more were
helped on board the Drew. The excursion
ists reached this city at 2 o'clock this
morning. No one was drowned.
MIMIC NAVAL WAR.
Tho "White Sqifcadron and Its Evolutions In
New York Waters.
New YORK, July 23 The evolutVei of
the White Squadron, now anchored in Now
York water, or, more strictly speaking, its
manipulation of warlike appliances
and naval drill, were viewed
bv interested thousands this
afternoon and evening. At 6:40 the flag
ship sent up the signal to arm. and equip.
A cutter brought the boats of tho Minne.
sota, manned by naval militia and equipped,
and these with the others divided into
columns and went through a series of evolu
tions and manipulations.
Later, as the night settled down over the
river and surroundings, an exhibition of
the utility and power of the searchlight,
was given: This was a beautiful spectacle,
which demonstrated how futile would be
the efforts of an enemy to steal upon the-
squaaron to its nun unaer cover ot night.
BOUND TOR LIVERPOOL.
Almy, the Hanover Murderer, Said to Be on
Ills Way Across the Ocean.
'SPECIAL TELEGBAM TO TnE DISPATCII.1
Hanover, July 23. There is every prob
ability that Christio Warden's murderer is
crossing the ocean on the cattle
steamer Mongolian, which sailed from
Montreal on Wednesday morning en route
for Liverpool. Unless something definite
concerning his whereabouts elsewhere is
learned the police w ill cease looking for him
until they hear from the Liverpool police
relative to the suspect who boarded the
steamer at the last minute.
PSEUDO MARSHALS GIVE BAIL.
One or Them Connected With the Cruiser
Charleston Tragedy Missing;.
San Diego, July 23. To-day at a pre
liminary examination of the pseudo deputy
marshals charged with assault on sailors of
the United States steamship Charleston bail
was fixed for Breedlove at 512,000, Wilson
at JG.OOO and for two others at small
amount.
Webb & Gillespie, whose connection with
the tragedy was snown by evidence, cannot
be found. "The District Attorney stated he
would request Governor Markham to offer a
reward for Webb.
ELOPED WITH A CONSTABLE.
A New Jersey Heiress Creates a Sensation,
in Society Circles.
Elizabeth, N. J., July 23. A sensa
tional elopement was disclosed here-to-day,
it being learned that William W. Bray, a.
constable, had eloped with Miss Bena,
Eckel, an heiress.
Miss Eckel was the adopted daughter of
the late P. S. Haines a prominent member
of the Masonic order. Mr. Haines, whose
death occurred a year ago, willed his wealth
to Miss Eckel. The eloping couple was
married in Trenton this afternoon.
WOBLD'S FALB APPOINTMENTS.
Senator Carlisle's Son Assistant Solicitor
General of the Exposition.
CniCAGO, July 23. Herbert B. Adams,
of Johns Hopkins "University, Baltimore,
was to-day nominated by Director General
Davis as chief of the World's Fair depart
ment of liberal arts. The Directors unani
mously confirmed the appointment.
W. K. Carlisle, of Wichita, Kan., son of
"United States Senator Carlisle, was elected
Assistant Solicitor General of the Exposi
tion. STBUCK WITHOUT PBEPABATION.
Skilled Laborers at Yicksburg Compelled to
Surrender at Discretion.
VlCKSBURO, July 23. The .strike of
skilled laborers is evidently about over, al
though not yet formally declared off. The
strike was maintained for eight weeks on
slender resources, and the men now find
themselves compelled to resume work on
such terms as the bosses may dictate.
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PITTSBUEGv ERTDAT, JULY 24, 1891.
WEI CHEW THEM HP.
Excited Miners Threaten-to Demolish
State Soldiers Kext Time.
THE GOVERNOR JIAIESNO PROMISE
To the Committee of Seventeen Appointed
to Call Upon Him.
HE DECLARES THE LAW MUST BE OBETED
'SPECIAL TELEGBAK TO THD-DISPATCH.l
Knoxville, July 23. At 10 o'clock to
night there stood in the office of the Palace
Hotel a-group of 17 gaunt, roughly dressed
miners. Their faces were gloomier than
usual. They whispered among themselves
in a deliberate, hesitating way. At8 o'clock
they had gone up to the room of Governor
Buchanan with a demand from the miners
that the State Government, treating them as
independent of law, should not make
humiliating terms with them. They had
expected that the Governor, hard pressed
by conditions such as might puizle any
Governor, would accede to their demands.
After talking to him for two hours he sent
them away with no other condition than
that they obey the law as good citizens and
await the actios of the Legislation.
He would not treat with them. He
would not even discuss the matter. The
law, just or unjust, must be obeyed, and he
as Governor would see that it was obeyed.
This means that if the miners are in the
same spirit as they were few days ago there
will be war within few days, and corpses
will lie in the deep shadows of the mount
ain forests. The earlier events of the day
promised a different ending. The committee
of five minors spent last night in Knox
ville. No word of the proposed treaty
between the five miners and the State had
been sent to Coal Creek. The Chairman of
the committee simply telegraphed that the
proposition w ould be made at a mass meet
ing at 11 o'clock this morning.
The Committee Returns to Coal Creek.
Early this morning the committee, ac
companied by General Williams, a Demo-
i a . i e r ai- .il...
craiic stump speaker ui buuie inuie, iuuii me
train for home. It was a way train, stop
ping at each of the little settlements set
along the valley between the great mount
ain ranges. At each stop the train was
boarded by crowds anxious to hearthenews.
But the committee refused to say anything.
As the train progressed deeper into the
wilderness parties of rough looking miners
boarded it. At Clinton nearly half the
town stayed with the train.
Finally Coal Creek was reached. About
1.500 miners were packed around the sta-
. ml 1 fJ .11.- s.i r
lion. xney cneereu me uuuiimiiet; irc
quently. The meeting place had been fixed
at a grove well up the gorge toward Brice
ville, and the journey for it was at once
taken up. It was a hot ami toilsome march.
The grove was in the widening of the space
between the base of the mountain and the
creek. It is the largest bit of level ground
in the neighborhood of Briceville, yet it is
so small that the 2,000 miners and the 500
more waiting at the grove were packed in a
mass. Some drygoods boxes and planks
had been brought up from Coal Creek and
were made into small platforms, upon
which the committee and Gen. Williams
mounted.
How-the BeportWas Received.
There would be hard to find a wilder, more
'picturesque scene than this assemblage of
rough, serious faced men, in their slouched"
hats and rude garments, pressing about the
sing platform, with trees above the creek
on one side, and the mysterions looking
mountami all about. JLhose wno have
visited this region, in, the last few days,
have seen weapons in every hand. Each
man has had at least a gun, and many have
been literally armed to the 'teeth. But to
day not a weapon was to be seen. Tho
miners, to show that they were acting in
good faith, had come unarmed. No sooner
had the committee got upon the platform
than one bier, rough fellow near at hand
called out "what we want to know is, willj
the convicts come bacfe.
The head committeeman himself said,.
""ThevwilL"
A murmur arose in, the .crowd. Then a
few curses came. Then with a kind of roar
the 1,500 said, "No, no; byGodl"
They looked threateningly toward the
platform with their mouths open and their
fists waving as they said this again and
again. Then there was a lull, and one old
man shouted out, "Boys, they've sold us
out. Can't we find nobody who can go
among these people without being won?"
The crowd yelled again. The head com
mitteeman finally got voice, and said:
"Hear us, that ain't all." The orowd
quieted. Each committeeman spoke in
turn, and told the story of the conference
with the Governor. The convicts were to,
jeturn and not be molested. The Governor
was to call a special session of the Legisla
ture and recommend the repeal of the con
vict lease law. Xho miners were to await
the outcome patiently.
Anger Finally Subsided.
The crowd heard patientlybut angrily.
There were wrathful shouts. "We won't
have no convicts," they, yelled.
Then General Williams spoke I "lam
with you," he said. "The convicts must
keep away. But the State must carry out
the law. You have stood convicts for
years. Will shedding blood put bread into
your mouths? Give the State, a chance.
Let the convicts come for 60 or 90 days.
Let the Legislature have a chance to repeal
the lawt"
When he had finished,. the cause.was won.
The miners agreed to let the convicts re
turn and a few speeches for violence, from
frantic, half crazed men had no effect. These
conditions were drawn up lor a committee
of 17 to take back to Knoxville, to be sub
mitted to the Governor.
First, that things be . restored to their
former condition by letting the convicts re
turn in peace to the mines; second, that the
militia be ordered home to Knoxville; third,
that the armistice be maintained for GO days;
fourth, that the Governor call an extra ses
sion of the Legislature and recommend the
repeal of the convict lease system; fifth, on
repeal of the lease system the convicts bhall
be removed from Coal Creek, Briceville and
Oliver Springs.
The miners instructed the committee to
tell the Governor that if the6e conditions
were rejected there would be war, and any
force sent into the mountains would be
wiped from the face of the earth.
"Tell him we pocketed his militia once;
we will chew them up the next time," they
said. When this business was dispatched
the meeting dispersed, and the committee
of 17 returned to Knoxville with the condi
tions of peace.
A Convict Killed by the Guard.
. At 2 o'clock this morning Anderson Har
ris, one of the Knoxville Iron Company's
convicts, was killed by one of the guards, J.
A. Duncan. Harris stealthily approached
George Torbett, another of the guards, ana
commenced to choke him. Another negro
followed. Harris was ordered by Duncan to
desist, but failed to heed the warning, when
Duncan fired. The ball took effect under
the left shoulder blade, and the convict died
ten minutes later.
Great excitement prevailed in the convict
headquarters. Evidently it had been agreed
among the convicts to make a break for
liberty. When Harris was shot the second i
prisoner turned and fled to his comrades.
Resolutions of Sympathy.
Atlanta, July 23. The Atlanta Feder
ation of Trades to-night passed resolutions
of sympathy with the striking miners. of
Tennessee; also condemning the convict
system.
POSSIBLE FEDEBAL AID.
Army -Officers Doubt That the President
Can Legally Respond.
"Washington', July 23. In view of the
possibility of a demand being made by
Governor Buchanan, of Tennessee, upon the
President for troops, officers of the War
Department have been looking into the
legal aspect of the case. The result, while
not conclusive, is sufficient to cast grave
doubt upon the successful issue ot such a
demand by the Governor.
Section 4 of the fourth article of the Con
stitution provides that the President may
render necessary assistance with troops
upon the application of the Legislature of a
State or of the Executive when the Legisla
ture cannot "be convened. This is under
stood not to be the case at present in Ten-
nessee. Section fi.299. Revised Statutes,
makes it the dutv of the President to take
such measures by the employment of the
militia or the land and naval forces of the
United States or of either, or
by other means, as he may
deem necessary for the suppression of do
mestic violence, obstructing the laws of the
United States or of tho State when tending
to deprive the people of the Sfate'of the
privileges guaranteed by the Constitution of
the United States. It is not clear in this
case that the constitutional prerogative is
attacked, and this particular law was'
passed in 1871 to meet an alleged indisposi
tion of the Southern State Executives to
protect -individual voters.
THE CLAFLINS IN LUCK.
TnEV MAT SECURE A PART OF THE
EDWARDS PEOPEKTX.
A Brother of Victoria Woodhnll Sum
moned to London by Herbert Glad
stone, His Solicitor A Good Chance
for the English Part or the Estate.
Chicago, July 23. Dr. Claflin, of this
city, has been summoned to London by his
solicitor, Herbert Gladstone. Dr. Claflin.
is a brother of Yictoria WoodhuU and Ten
nie C. Claflin. Dr. Claflin's wife, Mary
Claflin, is one of the many
heirs to the Edwards estate, which
includes about 63 acres in the heart of New
York City valued at 5200,000,000. The
New York land has been held on a 09 year
lease, and the lease expiring this year, the
heirs are preparing to possess themselves of
the property.
Eor some time Herbert Gladstone,
who represents tho Claflin family's in
terests in England, and T. M. Charlton,
Dr. Claflin's local solicitor, have been
quietly managing details. Dr. Claflin ex
pects to receive the creater Dart of the
estate. Under the English law the heirs to .
an estate must "yrove up their claims
within a specified time, ilany of the Ed
wards heirs have failed to comply with the
requirement, and their shares, Dr. Claflin's
solicitors think, will go to the Chicago man.
In order to secure still more the husbands
of the sisters have, with Dr. Claflin, brought
up the claims of many of the minor heirs, so
that it is probable that the Claflin family
will secure considerably more than half of
the enormous estate.
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A BABY IN THE-GBD?.
TTo Wonder the Conductor Who Found-It
Said: Good Heavens!
rSPSCIAI. TXXEQBAM TO TnE DISPATCH.
Philadelphia, July 23. At an early
hour this morning a well-dressed young
man, carrying a small imitation yellow alli
gator crip, boarded cable car No. 11 of the
Columbia avenue branch of the traction
railroad. While no particular attention
was paid to hiw-general movements, there.
being several 'other passengers in the car,
the conductor, Elmer Summers, could not
help noticing the suppressed excitement the
i-youngman was evidently laboring under.
At some point along the route he quietly
got off the car, while two other passengers
were alighting. When the car had
reached Market street ferry, it
was discovered that the man had
left his gripsack on the seat in one corner.
Summers picked it up and found it to be
extremely heavy for so small a thing, but
allowed it to remain where it had been
found until the other end of the route was
reached. Here an examination was made,
and, as it was found to be unlocked, it did
not take long to discover its contents.
"Good heavens," exclaimed the young
conductor, turning very pale as he brought
to view the body of a small baby, destitute
of clothing other than a small piece of mus
lin. A closer examination revealed the
fact that it was a well-formed, though small,
male child who, in spite of its previous air
tight quarters, was likely to live. Several
picnickers, who were on their way to enjoy a
day in the park, donated some spare things
that would answer the purpose of clothing
until the babe could be more properly cared
for.
MULCTED THE SCHOOLMA'AMS.
Directors Compel Teachers to Pay Bribes to
Hold Their Positions.
Poxtsville, July 23. Tho six school
directors of East Norwegian township, Ed
ward N. Sterner, John Tobin, Michael B.
Dormer, Thomas Cullen, Patrick Downing
and Michael Battersby, were arrested to
day on the charge of stealing the funds of
the district
It is alleged-that they issued fraudulent
orders to the amount of 5400 or 5000, and,
appropnaieu tue casu; mat iney ail leviea
on the teachers, making them pay from 55
to ?15 for their appointments, besides a
monthly portion of their salaries, and that
in tho case of Lizzie Higgins, one of the
teachers, the mother of the girl was made
to pay by one of the directors to keep her
daughter in her position. The directors
gave $300 bail each.
ELLIOTT AWAITING HIS FATE.
'The Case in the Hands of tho Jury, Who,
Are-Believed to Have Agreed.
rSPKCIAL TKLEOUAM TO THE DISPATCH.
Columbus, July 23; The jury in 'the
Elliott case retired at noon to-day. Judge
Pugh only occupied 1 hours delivering.
his charge. Crowds of people besieged the
Court House all day, and sensational
rumors were afloat. At 9 o'clock to-nicht
the jury announced they would go to bed
ana tne courtroom ana iiaiw were ciearca.
There is a great deal of speculation as to
what the jury has done. Many believe
they have already come to a conclusion and
will report early to-morrow morning. "If
this is the case, "said an attorney to-night,
"the chances are that the verdiot will be in
accordance with the indictment." The in
terest manifested in the result of the trial is
intense and a feeling of suppressed excite--
mem prevails in the city.
A VICTIM SELECTED.
Tho New Tork News Wilt Be Prosecuted
Tor Printing tho Sing Sing Story.
TSrECIAL TEI.EQBAM TO THE DISFATCII.
New York, July 23. District Attorney
Nicoll has seleoted the Daily Nan, an even
ing newspaper of this city, to be prosecuted
for printing something more about the re
cent judicial killings at Sing Sing than the
fact that they had been accomplished. C.
O. C. Hennessy was indicted to-day and
Rave foOO bail.
The case will probably go to a jury, but J
win ue arguea on uemurrer. tne mcis oemg
conceded.
KILLED BY CHINESE.
Catholic Churches Destroxed (tad Two.
Englishmen Murdered
"BY A BRUTAL H0KG0LIAN MOB.
Tie Mission Fields of China Being Xa'id
ITaste bytueFiend8.'v
BAD ROAST FOE COMMANDER HAEYTIIOX.
rSPZCIAI. TELySRAJI TO THE DISPATCII.1
New York, July 23. In the mail which
arrived to-day from China at the Presby
terian Board of Foreign Missions were
two letters from the China mission field.
The first is from tho Eev. D. N. Lyon, of
the Soochow mission. Mr. Lyon's letter is
datec' at Soochow, June 17, 1891, and says:
"During the past six weeks serious riots
have occurred, attended with burning and
destruction of property, and in one case
with the brutal massacre of two British
subjects, a revenue collector and a mission
ary. The alleged cause of tho first outbreak
was the charge of witchcraft brought against
two Catholic native women at Wu Hu, on
.the Yiang Tse, above Nanking. The mob,
incited by rumors of enticing children for
e vilpurposes, attacked and utterly destroyed
the Catholic mission property at Wu Hu.
The Catholic Mission Destroyed.
"This seemed to be the signal for a gen
eral movement against the Catholics
throughout the district bordering on the
Yiang Tse river. Biots followed at Yiang
Chow, Nanking, Tan Yiang Wuseib and
other points. The only one in which for
eign lives were lost was at Wu Hu, on the
riveraboveKinkiang, where two Englishmen
were ovemowered and their heads crushed
with large stones. Their wives and chil
dren, after a night of terror, were rescued
by a passing steamboat and the bodies of
the dead recovered next day."
Mr. Ly.cn then.tells of an attack on his
own mission, in which some bricks
were thrown, but nobody hurt.
The other letter is from one of
tho physicians of the Presbyterian
foreign mission board stationed at Peking.
The doctor says: "The whole trouble
seems to be caused by widespread dissatis
faction with the present Government.
Floods and famines, with official oppres
sion, cannot but make these poor people
eager for any change. lam not a pessimist
by nature, but so far as China is concerned,
I cannot but feel that troublesome times
are ahead for the present dynasty."
Pnt Him Down as a Pool.
The attention of Dr. Henry L Morehouse,
.of the American Baptist Home Mission
Society, was called to Lieutenant Com
mander Marthon's adverse vie ws on the use
fulness of sending missionaries to China.
"Put that man down as a fool of the first
water he said, "and sayTsaid so. Why, he
don't know what he's talking about. We have
Chinese churches in San Francisco and in
Portland, in which there are just as good
Christians as there are anywhere. In the
diferent Chinese missions we have 1,673
members and some of them are ordained
ministers."
Dr. A. B. Leonard, one of the Secretaries
of the Methodist Foreign Mission Board,
read the dispatch and said: "If he has
never seen a Christian Chinaman it is
simply because he has never looked for
them, and has not cared to associate- with
that sort of company."
Dr. Arthur Mitchell, one of the Secre
taries of the Board of Foreign Missions of
the jfresDytenan tjhurch, has been oyer all
the Chinese mission fields.: Whechc read
the dispatch he smiled and said: "That's
the same old chestnut. We're used to
that sort of thing, and the
came is not worth the chase
ifor us to go after it to run it down. If Mr.
Marthon has never seen a Christian China
man it's because ho never hunted for them.
There are 5,000 of them in Canton alone. In
our four Chinese missions we have C3
chnrches and 4,720 communicants. There
are 27 ordained native msnisters."
Murder of a Missionary.
A dispatch from San Francisco says:.
Lieutenant Commander Marthon, of the
United States steamship Palos, writinsr to
his wife in this city from Kingkiang, China,
on June 8, says that the Palos reached there
on June 6. Learning that a riot had taken
place at Wusich the night before, he
Sroceeded up the river to that .place, where
e received information from the Chinese
customs clerk of the killing of two men by
rioters. Marthon visited Sione, accom
panied by guides from Chinese gunboats,
and found tho body of Missionary
Argent lying where he fell in tho gateway
at tho door of the church, which had
been pillaeed bv rioters. The bodv of
Customs Officer Green was found lying in,
tne street several squares distant, it had
been covered by mats.
The cause of the riot, he says, was the
fact that Missionary Argent had picked up
four little ophans in the country and was
conveying them to Hankow in baskets,
borne on the shoulders of cool
ies. A street lounger asked
one of the coolies what was
in the basket. The bearer refusing to an
swer, the curious man raised the lid, dis
closing the children. The crowd which
had gathered raised a cry that the mis
sionary was taking the children away
to dig their eyes ont? and forthwith at
tacked the church, killing Argent and
plundering the place. Customs Officer
Green was met by the mob and killed
while on his. way to assist the wives of
the missionaries. On the return of the
Palo's from Wusich to Kingkiang word
was received of an attempted riot in that
city. Men were landed from the Palos,
from the French frigate Inconstant and a
German ship to protect the settlement.
THE BB00ELYN ENDED.
An Old Warship Dismantled and Hnrned at
Boston.
B03TOS-, July 23. Nutt Island, off
Hough's Neck, was the scene, of an inter
esting spectacle to-day. The old warship
Brooklyn was sent on fire, and, while the
flames ato awav the old vessel, the imagin
ative spectator saw a romance of American
'history finished before him.
She was built in 1858, at the shipyards of
1 Wester velt & Co., of New York, and was a
sister ship of the old Hartford, Pensacola,
Bichmond, and Lancaster. When the civil
war broke out she was one of the few
Government vessels fit for active service.
The Brooklyn took part in the block
ade of New Orlaans and she was the
next ship to Farragut's flagship, the Hart
ford, in the memorable asoent of the Mis
sissippi and the capture of New Orleans.
On tins expedition she came in violent col
lision witli the Kinea, and after olearing
herself she received a heavy fire from Fort
St. Philip. At Fort Fisher the Brooklyn
did effective service. She afterward as
sisted in an attempt to capture the Ala
bama. When last in commission she was with
tho Asiatic squadron. On her return trip
from China she broke her main shaft and
had to make the passage to New York by
sail, taking 146 days lor the trip. From
New York she went to Portsmouth, Va.,
where, in the latter part of 1889, she was
condemned bv the United States Commis-
.sioners as unfit for sea service. She was
bought by Thomas Butler & Co., of this city,
and brought to Boston.
A lively Kansas Blow.
Samna, Kan, July 23. A gmall torna
do last evening visited Salina. The storm
lasted but a short time, but did much dam
age to telegraph and telephone wires. A
number of small houses were unroofed.
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The PrmntAv FthiwumI lfoara That
Time Is Too Short A Royal Comxnil
don to Be at Once Appointed The,
Envoys TVell Received.
TxrjfDOs-, July 23. United Stat& Mon
aster Lincoln, at tbe Forejgn Office 'to-day,
introduced tho Foreign Commissioners of
the Columbian Fair, ex-Congressman But
terworth. ,F. W". Peck, Major Moses F.
Handy and A. F. Bullock, to iord Salis
bury. The British Premv expressed
pleasure at nfeetf ng the Com? ssioners, and
inquired into tho -irospects for the .comple
tion of and -''irations for the Chicago
fair.
Lord Salisbury added that, from reports
circulated, he ha-l been led to doubt that
everything would be ready at the time ap
p ", d for the opening. The Premier said
t re was aware that much trouble at-tei.Jf-i
such a great under'g, and was
interested in hearing the- ition of the
preliminary work, which -i ,p rnished by
the American Commission! v !-,
Lord Salisbury, in conclu iaid that
the Queen had assented to t - "ci ointment
of a Boyal Commission for t' oose of
supervising the British exhib. ng that
the names of the British O, vi''ioners
-would soon be gazetted. : "
Ex-Congressman Butterworth "half
of the United States CommisA -ji re
turned thanks for the prompt act, &e
British Government in accepting myi
tation of the United States. MrX-A ,
worth also expressed the gratificatioV.nch
the United States Commissioners felfat the
fact that the choice for a Eoyal Commis
sion had fallen npon such a notable body of
gentlemen as those who composed the
Council of the Society of Arts.
Aftftr Enmp fnrilipr Tnfnrmnl inrinw
tion, Lord Salisbury invited the United.
states commissioners to attend a enrden
party at Hatfield House, where Lord Salis
bury recently entertained the Emperor of
Germany, on Saturday next. Sir George
Chubb, Director of the Naval Exhibition,
entertained the United States Commission
ers at dinner to-day at the Naval Exhibi-tj
lion.
THE POPE FOB -THE BEPUBLIC.
In Spite of Monarchist Threats tho Vatican
Will Adhere to Prance.
EosrE, July 23. In connection with the
reception accorded Monday to Mgrf J?er
rata, the new Papal Nuncio at Paris,
by President Carnot, and in view of the.
Nuncio's announcement that he hoped to
draw closer the ties existing between the
Vatican and France, the following facts
may be interesting: Mgr. Ferrata pre
viously, in leaving Home in order to as
sume his duties, had a long conference with
the Pope, Cardinal Bampolla and Cardinals
Botelli, the ex-Nuncio at Pans. Mirr.
Ferrata, it is understood, must have
mapped out with the Pope a fixed line of
conduct for the application in France of the
Bepublican policy of Cardinal Lavigerie.
The Vatican is absolutely decided, in
spite of the threats and persuasions of the
monarchists; 4o continue the policy of ad
hesion to the Republic, in order to restore
France to religious and political pacifica
tion. All the authorities of the Holv See
are of one mind upon this point, and the re
newal of the Triple Alliance will only give
strength to this evolution, which will mark
a new departure in the international eccle-.
siastical policyof the Holy See.
PTJHISAED FOB SELLING PLANS.
The-Design of Husslan Fortifications In tho;
Hands of a Foreign Power.
St. Petersburg, July 23. It was ..re
ported in April that a naval captain named
Schmidt had been condemned and executed
in secret for selling the plans of the de
fenses of Cronstadt. It is now officially an
nounced that Captain Schmidt has just been,
sentenced to banishment to Siberia.
This leniency,;it is explained, is due to
the fact that the Government had obtained
proof that Captain Schmidt had fallen into
tne nanus oi usurers, who induced him to
sell the plans to a Hebrew. This Hebrew,
it is alleged, acted in a very treacherous
manner with the unfortunate captain, as he
retained the bribe given by the foreign
power,.which eventnally obtained posses
sion of the plans, and then betrayed
Schmidt form -reward to the Russian Gov
ernment. PABNELL'S LEAGUE CONVENTION.
It Adopts a Platform Favorins Manhood
Suffrage, Zand Beforms, Etc.
Dttbuh-, July 23. The League Conven
tion opened here to'day with a large attend-4
nnop. TU Pnmoll th -M'n ffi,l
ance. Mr. JFarnell, the presiding officer.
was warmly cheered. Eeferring to Mr.
Balfour's promise of a local Government
bill for Ireland, Mr. Parnell said that he
would join with Timothy Healy in. making
it as comprehensive as possible.
The convention adopted a proeramme
'which included manhood suffrage, land law
reiorm, and the reinstatement ot evicted
tenants. During the course of the debate
Mr. Parnell charged the Healvites with
anxiety to take ofhee, and urged the Irish
members of Parliament to take the most
strict nledees not to accent offico until Trn-
,land had the most complete powers over her
uwu uesumes.
JACK THE BD?PEB IN FBANCE.
Two Mnrderg in Marseilles, the Supposed
Culprit Giving an Italian Name.
Paris, July 23. Two- murders, similar
"imcharacter to those ascribed to Jack the
Bipper, have been committed in Marseilles
within a week.
A man giving an Italian name twice took
rooms accompanied by a woman, and in
each case the woman was afterward found
murdered, having been strangled and then
mutilated. A letter sent to the police stated
that these crimes were the beginning of a
series.
PB0F. KOCH DISAPPOINTED.
Ho Bcsigns All Political Offices, hut Re
ceives an Honorary Place.
Berlin, July 23. Prof. Koch has re
signed all the public offices held by him.
This step is associated with suppobed dis
appointment over the unsatisfactory results
of his discovery of "tuberculin." The
Academy will bestow an honorary office
upon him, permitting him to lecture when
ever he chooses.
French Demands of Chicago.
Paris, July 23 It is understood-that
M. Boche, Minister of Commerce, Indus
tries and Colonies, in his speech upon re
ceiving the members of. the AVbrld's Fair
Commission to-morrow will urge a definite
settlement as to tbe insurance and transpor
tation of exhibits.
The Kaiser Can't Catch Whales.
CliRibTlANiA, July 23. The Emperor of
Germany has been out wliale hunting, but
he did not meet with success. On his
arrival to-day at Hammerfest, the northern
most town of Norway, the Emperor pro
ceeded to the island ot Skoro. .
Portngal Insists on Neutrality.
Lisbon. July 2a The Portuguese author
ities are watching for the arrival of the
Chilean cruiser Errazuriz. They, will not
allow her to recruit Portuguese sailors.
D P A I Estate Sellers Get their
ni-At Best Buyers through THE
DISPATCH. Investors Everywhere
read it. Bargain Hunters rely on it
for offerings. The hest Medium.
THEEE OENTE
BITER HIPEOYEMENT..
tolonel ITerriirs Report on the Work
Already Accomplished
0HIQ AND TEIBDTAKIES.
'aferlireatly Retarded the Present
Tear's Developments.
KEQUISITES AT DATIS ISLAND DA3I
CFROM A BTXTT COBEESrOSDIST.
Washington, July 23. Lieutenant
Colonel W. E. Merrill, Corps of Engineers,
U. S. A., has summitted t- Pe Chief of
Engineers of tho Army hi I reirt of
the improvements unde" rgi in the
Ohio river and is tril ' jr ioughout
the year the Ohio riv. as unusually high
and all el 33es of nw work were greatly
hinderci by the unusual volume of water.
The dam at Davis Island was thoroughly
repaired. The wash arourd the west end of
the dam was successfully stopped by crib
work and the other end was strengthened.
After the subsidence of the spring floods it
was noticed that the stone filling had washed
out of two of the compartments on the
lower slope of the dike at the trap, 11 miles
below Pittsburg, and small damage had been
done at two other places. Bepairs were
made as soon as possible.
The dyke at the foot of Meredith Island
is in good condition, but owing to the in
creased height ghen to the dam at the head
of the island, it has become necessary to
raise the dike to the same height, in order
to cut off the cross current, which has al
ready caused the loss of several coal barges.
It is also proposed to rectify the alignment.
A contract for this work has been made.
Work at Blennerhassett Island.
Work on rebuilding the dam at the head
r of Blennerhassett's Island, 185 miles below-
Pi ttsburg, was commenced May 1, and at
tltc close of the year the abutment on the
sland side had been completed for a length
oi ouu ieec, out oi a total lengtn ot tw leet,
and the rip-rap protection of the banks
was about finished. High water had pre
vented any work on the dam proper.
Though little work remains to be done on
the dike at Eight-Mile Island at the begin
ning of the fiscal year, it is still not quite
finished, t)wing to the high water, which
has made rip-raping and pa ving impossible.
The dike at Bonanza bar, 352 miles below
Pittsburg, has been completed, with a total
length of 2,212 feet. It has greatly im
proved navigation at this locality, which
has long been the shoalest place between
Cincinnati and Catlettsburg.
Work on the dike at CulTumis, was begun
May 7, and at the end of the fiscal yearthe
dike extended into the stream 670 feet, meas
uring from the 15-foot water mark, thoueh
the 120 feet on the shore was left unfinish
ed, to be completed with shore protection.
This dike will cut off the narrow and
crooked passage down the right shore, and
compel the river to make a new and more
commodious channel across the present bar.
Progress on Other Dikes.
Work on the dike at Bisincr Sun. to im-
tirove the lower bar at that point, was begun
jiay -'(, ana at the end or tne nscai year at
the upper row of piles had a length of 455
feet and the lower 400 feet. On account of
high water no brush or stone had been put
in place. A contract-has been made for the
superstructure of the dike at 3Iadison, IuL,
.and the dike at Flint Island has been about
completed for a total length of 950 feet,
though 200 feet is still to be added to it.
The dike at the Caseyville bar has also
been completed, and while its full effect
will not be apparent until the low water
season, it has already straightened the chan
nel, not only at Caseyville but at Trade
water and Weston, greatly facilitating navi
gation with heavy tows.
Owing to the almost continuous high
water in tho extreme Lower Ohio, very lit
tle work could be done during the vear on
the dikes at the grand chain, six miles from
the mouth of the river.
For the second time the coffer dam
erected by John F. King under his contract
to remove the rock bar at the mouth of the
Licking river was washed away by high
water, and on the 10th of last August he
threw up the contract. Preparations were
then made to prosecute the work by hired
labor, but the water was still at such a high
stage at the end of the year that nothing
could be done.
Commerce Was Greatly Favored.
The fiscal year was usually favorable for
e$ camera:, owing to the remarkably
'7 continuance of navigable water.
.The gauge at uavis island dam, near Jitts-
burg, showed but 35 days in the year when
the water was below the three-foot mark in
the channel, while on 245 days it was six
feet deeper. At Cincinnati it never reached
the three-foot stage, and on 330 days was six
feet or over, while at Evansville'it was up
to the six-foot mark or above on 351 da vs.
The navigation of the river was practically
unobstructed by ice during the year.
Among the future work recommended by
Colonel Merrill is the extension of t'he
guide crib below the land wall of the loA
at Davis Island dam and the erection o
quarters on the island for men required to
manage the lock and dam. After undergo
ing her annual repairs at Cincinnati snag
boat E. A. Woodruff" began her season's
work on the Ohio river September 13, 1890.
She ascended the river as far as Pittsburg
and then worked her way down to Cairo,
arriving at that place October 27. Return
ing she worked up as far as Long Bun, 209
miles below Pittsburg. As the river was
then too high for successful work she went
into winter quarters.
An Unfavorable Season.
The season was unfavorable on account of
high water, but she removed 204 snags, 3
steamboat wrecks, 11 coal boats and barges,
2 fiats and 1 wharfboat hull. The total
distance traveled was 2,641 miles.
Lieutenant Colonel Merrill reports the
progress made in securing a site for the
movable dam near the mouth ,of Beaver
river, and estimates that 2650,000 will be re
quired in future appropriations tcfcomplete
tne work. But little work had been done
in the Monongahela river during the year.
All action toward the purchase of lock and
dam No. 6 from the Monongahela Naviga
tion Company has been suspended pending
a decision by the United States Supreme
Court of the appeal from condemnation de
creed in the case of lock and dam No. 7.
.Considerable improvements have been mads
'in Cheat river, W. Va.
Allegheny River Bepairs.
In the Allegheny river the dam at Corn-
flanter Islands has been nearly completed.
ifty feet of tbe dam at Pithole has been
built, and the dike at Bedbank has been re
paired. No work has yet been done on the
dam at Hickory. To continue the work in
this river $50,000 will be needed.
Owing to delay caused by suits for dam
ages by owners of property on the Pitts
burg side of the Allegheny river at the site
for the proposed dam at Herr's Island
nothing has been done beyond completing'
the plans. To complete this dam 524,500
will be needed in future appropriations.
Owing to an order from Secretary Proctor
the estimates of the engineers for the next
fiscal year arc not given out to correspond
ents as has been the case in former years.
The Secretary explains his action by saying
that the estimates are always far beyond the
possibilities of the appropriations, and
when they are cut down he is always
flooded with complaints and inquiries as to
the reason.
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